Joan’s Country Kitchen

My husband loves peanut brittle so I decided to make this recipe for him at Christmas. This peanut

brittle is easy to make and also makes a terrific gift from the kitchen.

Peanut Brittle Recipe

Ingredients for peanut brittle

1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup water
1 cup peanuts
2 tbs butter, softened
1 tsp baking soda

Directions for Cooking

Grease a large cookie sheet and then set it aside for later.

Using a heavy saucepan, bring sugar, corn syrup, salt and water to a boil over medium heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved.

Add peanuts to mixture and stir in.

Continue cooking, stirring frequently until candy thermometer reaches 300 degrees F (150 degrees C), or until a hard ball forms when a little brittle is dropped into very cold water.

Remove peanut brittle from heat and immediately stir in butter or margarine and baking soda.

Pour candy onto greased cookie sheet at once.

Using 2 forks, lift and pull peanut mixture into rectangle about 14×12 inches and allow to cool.

Break hard candy into pieces.

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This hot cross bun recipe was passed down to me from my grandmother. My mom has been making them for

years - and now it’s my turn. These delicious, fragrant rolls fresh from the oven compliment many of our family dinners.

In these modern days of prepackaged and store bought rolls, your family will appreciate the fact that you made your own. Your kitchen will be filled with the wonderful aroma of freshly baked rolls, making it everyone’s favorite place to be!

Hot Cross Bun Recipe

Ingredients

1 package yeast

1/4 cup lukewarm water

3/4 cup scalded milk

1/4 cup butter

1/3 cup sugar

1 tsp salt

1 egg

1 tsp cinnamon

3 1/2 to 4 cups all purpose flour

Directions

Soften the yeast in the lukewarm water.

In a small sauce pan scald the milk, add butter and sugar to it.

Add enough flour milk mixture to make a thin batter and then, making sure the mixture has reached lukewarm temperature also, add the yeast and beat well. Yeast has to stay at warm, not hot, temperature.

Add salt and cinnamon and mix in.

Add enough flour to make a soft dough and knead.

Let dough rise for about 2 hours.

After rising, roll dough into 2 inch balls and place on greased baking sheet about one inch apart.

Brush them with egg yolk mixed with one tsp of water.

Cover lightly with a towel and let the rolls rise again until double.

Bake at 375 degrees for about 20 minutes.

Enjoy your hot cross buns!