BEER PEANUT BRITTLE

Beer Peanut Brittle image

Provided by Chef m.

Categories Dessert

Time 35m

Yield 1 batch, 50 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice (no pulp)
water
2 cups peanuts
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup warm beer

Steps:

Put in thick bottomed saucepan with highsides/ put 2 cups sugarin bottom with the lemon juice.
Put enough water in just to cover.
Place over high heat-this will boil for about ten minutes until the sugar turnsto a light caramel.
DO NOT STIR.
While the sugar is boiling take 2 cups of peanuts and lightly crush them and place in the oven (400 degrees) to dry out.
When the sugar looks like its supposed to, remove from heat and add 2 T of butter.
let it sit 10 seconds before mixing with wooden spoon.
There will be a lot of steam.
Next as soon as the butter is melted add the beer.
Stand back and let steam.
then mix over heat with spoon.
When mixture is homogenous, add peanuts,stir.
Pour mix onto greased baking sheet-let cool 2 hours-break apart.
P.
S.
This recipe is from.
"BEERBUDDIES" not me!
The instructions must have been written by a man-- lol.