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Penuche

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  • Servings: 30
  • Prep: 1.5h
  • Cook: 30m
    • The following recipe serves 30 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2/3 cups milk
  • 2 tablespoons corn syrup
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons butter (or margarine)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup nuts, coarsely chopped (if desired)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Grease bottom and sides of 8-inch square pan with butter.

  • Step 2: In 3-quart saucepan, cook sugar, milk, corn syrup, and salt over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved.

  • Step 3: Cook, stirring occasionally, to 234°F on candy thermometer or until small amount of mixture dropped into cup of very cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from water; remove from heat.

  • Step 4: Stir in butter.

  • Step 5: Cool mixture without stirring to 120°F, about 1 hour.

  • Step 6: Add vanilla.

  • Step 7: Beat vigorously and continuously 5 to 10 minutes, using wooden spoon, until mixture is thick and no longer glossy.

  • Step 8: Quickly stir in nuts.

  • Step 9: Spread in pan.

  • Step 10: Let stand about 1 hour or until firm. Cut into 1-inch squares.

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