Peanut Brittle - 100 Year Old Recipe - Use Baking Soda Error in Video - The Hillbilly Kitchen

corn syrup

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: maple syrup

Honey adds natural sweetness with a different flavor profile.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is dairy-free and adds a unique taste.

sugar

🥗Healthier: stevia

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Stevia reduces calories while maintaining sweetness.

peanuts

🥗Healthier: almonds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Almonds offer a different flavor and texture.

Welcome to the Hillbilly Kitchen and introduce the recipe for peanut brittle.

Explain the importance of using raw peanuts and how they flavor the syrup during boiling.

Gather ingredients: 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup corn syrup, 1 1/4 cups raw peanuts, 1/4 cup water, 1 tablespoon butter, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and 1 teaspoon baking powder.

Prepare a large cookie sheet by lightly buttering it.

Combine sugar, corn syrup, water, salt, and butter in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat.

Stir the mixture until it comes to a boil, which takes about 3-4 minutes.

Once boiling, add the raw peanuts to the syrup and continue cooking.

Monitor the temperature, aiming for a hard crack stage at about 300 degrees Fahrenheit, and look for fine threads forming when stirring.

Keep an eye on the color, which should turn a dark amber as it cooks.

Once the desired temperature and color are reached, remove from heat and quickly stir in the vanilla and baking powder, which will create bubbles in the mixture.

Pour the mixture onto the prepared cookie sheet and spread it out evenly.

Allow the brittle to cool completely before breaking it into pieces.

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