Red peanut patties
Red peanut patties recipe in the candy category
Recipe ingredients:
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 3 cups raw peanuts
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Few drops red food coloring
Recipe method:
- Lay a large piece of wax paper on a dishtowel on a counter.
- In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, peanuts, corn syrup and water.
- Cook the mixture to soft ball stage, 240 degrees F, stirring constantly over medium heat.
- Remove the pan from the heat.
- Stir in the remaining ingredients, adding enough food coloring to get a very bright red shade.
- Stir the mixture frequently for approximately 20 minutes or until it cools to about 125 degrees F.
- The mixture will become very thick and creamy opaque and the peanuts will be suspended.
- Immediately spoon the mixture into large patties on the sheet of wax paper.
- Let the patties sit for at least 1 hour before eating them.
- Their texture should be chewy like nougat.
- Wrap them in plastic wrap for storage.
- They will keep for about 1 week.
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