Peanut Brittle Recipe

Ingredients : Serves 6

375 g

2 tablespoons

1 tablespoon

400 g

Sugar

Water

Butter, plus additional for brushing

Unsalted roasted peanuts

• In a small, heavy saucepan, heat sugar without stirring.

• Let sugar melt to a brown liquid.

• Continue to heat until the sugar thickens.

• Stir in the water and simmer until liquid thickens and forms a string when it is lifted with a spoon.

• Add butter and stir until the butter melts.

• Pour in peanuts and stir to blend well. Brush a 23 cm square pan with butter and pour in he peanut mixture.

• Set the mixture aside until it hardens, about 10 minutes.

• Break into pieces and serve in bowls or wrap in colored cellophane.