Name: Peanut brittle bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: Peanut brittle; 1 1/2 cup sugar; 3/4 cup glucose syrup; 1/3 cup water; 40 gram unsalted butter, chopped; 1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 2 cup roasted peanuts; 2 cup plain flour; 1 cup brown sugar; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 250 gram butter, chopped

Ingredients

Peanut brittle

1 1/2 cup sugar

3/4 cup glucose syrup

1/3 cup water

40 gram unsalted butter, chopped

1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

2 cup roasted peanuts

2 cup plain flour

1 cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon salt

250 gram butter, chopped

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Grease and line a 25 x 35cm pan with baking paper.

2.Combine flour, sugar, soda, cinnamon and salt in a food processor. Add butter and pulse until mixture comes together. Press firmly into tray. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden.

3.To make peanut brittle, in a medium heavy-based saucepan, combine sugar, syrup and water. Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to boil. Boil, without stirring, for 8-10 minutes, until light golden. Remove from heat and stir butter and soda through.

4.Return mixture to heat. Bring back to boil (148-154°C), without stirring, until hard crack stage. Remove from heat and stir roasted peanuts through. Pour over base.

5.Use a sharp knife to score surface into 18 rectangles. When almost set, cut into slices. Allow peanut brittle bars to set completely at room temperature.

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