Microwave Peanut Brittle Recipe # 99
- 1 14 cups raw raw peanuts
- 1 cup granulated sugar (Do Not use Beet Sugar)
- 12 cup white Karo (with or without Vanilla)
- 12 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla (Real or Artificial)
- 12 teaspoon baking soda
- Warning - Mixture gets very hot!
- Use Oven Mitts and 1 quart size Pyrex measuring cups and Teflon spatulas for the mixture.
- Notes: I use 3 of the 1 quart measuring cups and pre measure all the ingredients in batches of 4.
- You may have to make a few batches to get the cook times right for your Microwave - Record the times for next Batches.
- Stir together 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup white corn syrup in 1 quart Pyrex measuring cup.
- Microwave on "HI" 4 minutes (5 min for 600 watt oven).
- Mixture should be bubbly and sugar dissolved (adjust up in 15 second interals up from 4 minutes if not Bubbly and all sugar dissolved).
- Remove HOT mixture from Microwave and quickly stir in 1 1/4 cup raw peanuts.
- Microwave on "HI" 4 minutes (5 min for 600 watt oven).
- If peanuts burn or smell burnt adjust this time down in 15 Second intervals.
- Remove HOT mixture and quickly stir in 1/2 Tablespoon Butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
- Microwave on "HI" 2 minutes (2 1/2 min for 600 watt oven).
- Remove HOT mixture and quickly stir in 1/2-teaspoon Baking soda.
- Mixture will foaming - Look for consistancy of the mix before pouring on a cookie sheet sprayed with Pam to cool.
- More notes - Running hot water over the cups will dissolve the hardened mixture - Make sure to dry completely before adding new mixture.
peanuts, sugar, white, butter, vanilla, baking soda
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/microwave-peanut-brittle-recipe-99-272475 (may not work)