BethNH's Profile

From: , NH USA

Joined: December 16th, 2010

About me: I've been cooking and baking since I was a child and collecting cookbooks almost that long. Years ago, I lost my entire collection in a flood and I've been slowly building it back up. I cook for my husband and three sons who are not very adventurous eaters. We're on the go a lot with sports and school schedules. I love to bake and my boys and their friends appreciate all manner of baked goods.

Favorite cookbook: King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion

Ginger Pork Meatballs with Cilantro and Fish Sauce from Dinner: Changing the Game

These meatballs and the dipping sauce were to die for delicious. Although there was a lot of chopping the recipe was easy to follow. Everyone loved it and we will definitely make this again. read more >

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Brittles, Barks, and Bonbons

By Charity Ferreira
Chronicle Books - 2008

I imagine this peanut brittle is very good but I've now burned the sugar base two times. The first time was completely my fault as I left the room while the sugar was boiling. The second time, I should have trusted my instincts more than the thermometer as by the time the sugar reached 135 it was too dark.

I'll try again another time making sure to remove the sugar from the heat when the thermometer approaches 130.

Edited to add: The third time was the charm. I took the sugar off the heat once it was just a little lighter than peanut brittle ought to be (the vanilla makes it a bit darker). The peanut brittle was delicious and I successfully made three batches to give away as gifts.

I'm keeping my review at 3 stars because the peanut brittle is good but the recipe itself is faulty. If you keep cooking to 135 you will definitely burn the sugar.

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