Peanut Planks

Hello!!  Whew!  It's been a while...

My hubby's been thinkin' about a candy from his childhood:  Peanut Planks.  So I went online to find out if they still make these things and if we could buy them... No such luck!  They are no longer manufactured, but I was able to find a recipe for them. (This site has several interesting peanut recipes.) We made them just a few minutes ago and they are yummy, sugar-coated peanuts.  It doesn't taste like peanut brittle... not buttery or airy like some brittles... just caramelized sugar-coated peanuts.

We used just a cheap brand of roasted, salted peanuts from the dollar store and sugar... that's all!  It took a while to melt the sugar, but then it went quickly.  We cooked it until it was all liquidy and brown, no taking its temperature.

The recipe does not say anything about using Pam on the foil-covered cookie sheet or the rolling pin, but I did it anyway.... Personally, I would rather err on the side of NO STICK, thank you very much!  The stuff handled very easily in that there was no sticking to the foil or the rolling pin.  It sets up pretty fast, so work quickly.

Hope you love this, too... maybe it's even a blast from your past!! 

Peanut Planks

2 cups granulated sugar

2 cups coarsely chopped peanuts

1.   Cover a baking sheet with aluminum foil.

cook sugar over medium heat, in a 10" cast iron skillet or similar heavy pan.

2.  Stir constantly until sugar is caramelized (turns brown).

3.  Removed skillet from heat and stir in peanuts.

4.  Immediately pour sugar-peanut mixture onto baking sheet.

5.  Using a rolling pin, quickly roll candy to a very thin sheet. (about the depth of the peanuts)

6.  Mark candy in squares with a knife or pizza cutter.

7.  Allow to cool, then break into squares.

8.  Store in an airtight container.

Yields about 1 1/2 pounds.

Enjoy!!