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OT Peanut Brittle with the Thermopen

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Hawg Fan
Hawg Fan Posts: 1,517
edited December 2015 in EggHead Forum
Last year my wife asked me to make some peanut brittle for her mother who loves the stuff and was fighting cancer.  I'd never made it before, but knew it was highly dependent on processing it at the correct candy temperature.  I gave it a shot using the Thermopen and it turned out great.  I ended up making another batch, only I substituted pecans for peanuts.  That my friend was terrific.  If you want to give it a shot, here's the simple recipe I used.  Pictures are of a fresh batch I made today.  I know this is a BGE forum. But hey, it's Christmas.    Merry Christmas!

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/peanut-brittle/9981470d-528b-4386-9958-d0c963d732f1


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Terry

Rockwall, TX
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  • berndcrisp
    berndcrisp Posts: 1,166
    edited December 2015
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    Beautiful!!  I wonder if this could be done in the Egg on a plate setter?

    Silly me of course it can. Somehow.

    Hood Stars, Wrist Crowns and Obsession Dobs!


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  • Spaightlabs
    Spaightlabs Posts: 2,349
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    I'd hit that.  I'd hit that sooooo hard!
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  • Tinyfish
    Tinyfish Posts: 1,755
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    Thats looks great.
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,458
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    When I was a wee lad I could talk my grandmother into making this about at will. Thanks for posting.
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  • Darby_Crenshaw
    Darby_Crenshaw Posts: 2,657
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    Smoke some bacon and add that in. And some red pepper flakes. BOOM

    @berndcrisp. Nah
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  • Hawg Fan
    Hawg Fan Posts: 1,517
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    Darby_Crenshaw said:
    Smoke some bacon and add that in. And some red pepper flakes. BOOM
    I'm not sure about the bacon, but the red pepper flakes or some cayenne pepper would add some heat to the sweetness.  Great idea!

    Any road will take you there if you don't know where you're going.

    Terry

    Rockwall, TX
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  • Darby_Crenshaw
    Darby_Crenshaw Posts: 2,657
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    Bacon is the bomb

    trust me. 
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  • JohnnyTarheel
    JohnnyTarheel Posts: 6,540
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    Brittle looks top notch!!
    Charlotte, NC - Large BGE 2014, Maverick ET 733, Thermopen, Nest, Platesetter, Woo2 and Extender w/Grid, Kick Ash Basket, Pizza Stone, SS Smokeware Cap, Blackstone 36"
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  • buzd504
    buzd504 Posts: 3,824
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    Hawg Fan said:

    I'm not sure about the bacon

    What is wrong with you?   :)
    NOLA
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