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Candy's Microwave Peanut Brittle

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A microwave peanut brittle recipe from Candy.

Ingredients:

  • l cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup white Karo syrup
  • 1/8 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts
  • 1 tsp. margarine
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation:

Mix sugar, karo, and salt, cook in microwave for about 4 minutes, or just until amber colored. Remove from oven (it's very hot, be very careful) and add peanuts, cook about l to 2 minutes more, remove from oven add the margarine, baking soda, and vanilla all at once, and mix thoroughly, spread on a cookie sheet that has been sprayed with Pam. Spread out on cookie sheet, ( this sets up quickly). Cool, then break into pieces and put in jar, with tight fitting lid. My microwave is 1000 watts, so I really don't leave my brittle in too long.I make this all the time, it is very easy and delicious. I usually take the margarine, baking soda, and vanilla and put it together in a bowl, so I can work quickly with it. I also spray my pan in advance, so that it will be ready for me.
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Based on my attempts, seems full proofNovember 21, 2009By mommajenny
"I made this recipe twice and had success both times. I will say that you might consider using a microwavable bowl with a handle, such as a large pyrex measuring cup to cook in as the bowl gets really extremely hot from the microwave and is hard to navigate (the mixture has to be poured really fast before it sets). I learned this the hard way after burning myself on the first attempt. The first time I cooked this, I cooked it 5 minutes, 40 seconds on a 1200 watt microwave. It had a rich caramely taste to it. The second time, I cooked it, I undercut the cooking by about 45 seconds and it was less caramely tasting, but the vanilla taste was more apparent. Great both ways and the cooking time didn't seem to make a difference except for the taste as the brittle texture turned out perfectly both times. Also, I skipped the second step and added the nuts in just before I added the vanilla, baking soda and margerine as I did not want to overtoast the nuts."

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