Spiced Peanut Brittle
I came to realize
today that my life must have been a lot less busy two years ago before I
decided to do the Twelve Days of Treats.
It seemed like nothing
then. I would make a couple treats a night, take them to work and do it all
over again the next night. Wham, bam, thank you ma’am.
But I must have a lot
more going on now. Because this is the second year in a row I’ve attempted the
Twelve Days of Treats and failed. Either I have more going on, or I’ve lost my
edge.
Whatever the reason,
I’m pretty sure I only made it to Nine Days of Treats this year.
I know it is no
excuse, but I was busy a lot of the time wrapping about forty gifts that look
like this…
Thankfully I didn’t
poop out before making this awesome brittle.
You will need…
1 ½ cup lightly
salted, roasted peanuts
½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon cayenne
pepper
½ tablespoon vegetable
oil
3 cups sugar
1 ½ cups water
½ tablespoons soften
butter for the spatula
Start by combining the
cayenne pepper, cinnamon and the peanuts in a small bowl.
Then, lightly oil a
medium sized saucepan and add in the water and sugar.
Cook over high
heating, bring the mixture to a boil. Stir often.
When it has begun to
boil, cover and cook for three minutes.
Remove the cover and
cook over medium high heat until the sugar water is a medium amber color. You
want it to be about 300 degrees.
Then, add in the
peanut mixture and remove from the heat.
Once completely
combined, pour onto a silicone mat lined baking sheet or a buttered parchment
lined baking sheet.
Use the buttered
spatula to spread the mixture out into a thin layer.
Allow to harden
completely.
Break apart and serve.
Love and Beer Floats
Angela
Spiced Peanut Brittle
1 ½ cup lightly
salted, roasted peanuts
½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon cayenne
pepper
½ tablespoon vegetable
oil
3 cups sugar
1 ½ cups water
½ tablespoons soften
butter for the spatula
Start by combining the
cayenne pepper, cinnamon and the peanuts in a small bowl.
Then, lightly oil a
medium sized saucepan and add in the water and sugar.
Cook over high
heating, bring the mixture to a boil. Stir often.
When it has begun to
boil, cover and cook for three minutes.
Remove the cover and
cook over medium high heat until the sugar water is a medium amber color. You
want it to be about 300 degrees.
Then, add in the
peanut mixture and remove from the heat.
Once completely
combined, pour onto a silicone mat lined baking sheet or a buttered parchment
lined baking sheet.
Use the buttered
spatula to spread the mixture out into a thin layer.
Allow to harden
completely.
Break apart and serve.
1 ½ cup lightly
salted, roasted peanuts
½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon cayenne
pepper
½ tablespoon vegetable
oil
3 cups sugar
1 ½ cups water
½ tablespoons soften
butter for the spatula
Start by combining the
cayenne pepper, cinnamon and the peanuts in a small bowl.
Then, lightly oil a
medium sized saucepan and add in the water and sugar.
Cook over high
heating, bring the mixture to a boil. Stir often.
When it has begun to
boil, cover and cook for three minutes.
Remove the cover and
cook over medium high heat until the sugar water is a medium amber color. You
want it to be about 300 degrees.
Then, add in the
peanut mixture and remove from the heat.
Once completely
combined, pour onto a silicone mat lined baking sheet or a buttered parchment
lined baking sheet.
Use the buttered
spatula to spread the mixture out into a thin layer. Allow to harden completely.
Break apart and serve.