| Sugar-coated
peanuts are surprisingly easy to make, and always a popular family favourite!
Here's our time-tested recipe:
 Ingredients:
-
1 cup of granulated
sugar
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2 cups of raw
shelled peanuts (leave the skins on)
-
1/2 cup
water
Method:
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Dissolve the
sugar in the water in a saucepan over medium heat
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When the sugar
is dissolved, gradually add the peanuts, stirring frequently as you do
so
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Continue cooking
over medium heating and stirring the mixture until the peanuts are completely
sugared (ie coated with no syrup remaining)
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Pour the mixture
onto an ungreased baking tray and separate the peanuts with a fork
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Bake at
300o F (about 150o C) for approximately half an hour,
stirring every 10 minutes to ensure the mix bakes evenly throughout.
Tip:
This recipe
will make about 2.5 cups of sugared peanuts. For best results, store any
unused nuts in an airtight container.
|
Cooking
With Peanuts!