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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 15 Minutes Servings: 16 |
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A touch of hot pepper sauce gives a unique zip to this crunchy confection from Janie Sanders of Vicksburg, Mississippi. We call it blistering brittle, she says. The mixture reaches hard-crack stage in the microwave, so you don't even need a candy thermometer for this brittle. Ingredients:
1-1/4 cups salted dry roasted peanuts |
1-1/2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce |
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice |
1 cup sugar |
1/2 cup light corn syrup |
1 teaspoon butter |
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
Directions:
1. Coat a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. pan and metal spatula with cooking spray; set aside. In a large bowl, toss the peanuts, hot pepper sauce and allspice until evenly coated; set aside.
2. In a 2-qt. microwave-safe glass bowl, combine sugar and corn syrup. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 3 minutes; stir. Add peanut mixture; stir until blended.
3. Heat on high 3-4 minutes longer or until mixture turns a light amber color (mixture will be very hot). Stir in butter. Microwave 30 seconds longer. Quickly stir in baking soda and vanilla until mixture foams and becomes light-colored.
4. Immediately pour mixture onto prepared pan and spread as thin as possible with prepared spatula. Cool. Bread into pieces. Yield: about 1 pound.
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