Peanut Brittle Patricia's Cafe - by Pat McClelland 4 c Sugar 4 Tbs Butter 1 Tbs Vanilla ½ tsp Baking Soda 1 ea 24 oz Can of Cocktail Peanuts 1. Place a large piece of foil on the counter. 2. Place sugar, butter, and vanilla in a large heavy saucepan. 3. Heat on medium until sugar is all melted. Stir with a wooden spoon continuously so the sugar doesn’t burn. 4. Turn the heat off and quickly stir in the baking soda and peanuts. 5. Immediately pour the whole mixture onto the foil and spread so that it is about ½” to ¼” thick. 6. Let completely cool before removing from foil. 7. Break into medium sized pieces. Note: The melted sugar becomes very hot so be extremely careful. This is one of my dad’s favorite things so I try to make him a batch every year for Christmas. It is another one of those things that my mom taught my sisters and I to make when we were kids. Of course I’ve changed the recipe slightly as the years went by to make it yummier. It is very easy and inexpensive and makes a great gift. You can make it with any kind of nut instead of the peanuts if you have a favorite. To make this less fattening or non-dairy you can leave out the butter but it won’t be as rich. |
Tropical Granola Patricia's Cafe - by Pat McClelland 8 c Old Fashioned Thick Rolled Oats 0.75 lb Tropical Fruit Medley (from Vitamin Cottage) ½ c Crystallized Ginger 1 c Raw Coconut 1 c Raw Macadamia Nuts ¼ c Flax Seeds 1 c Raw Sunflower Seeds ½ c Corn Oil ½ c Honey 1 Tbs Vanilla 1. Pre heat oven to 300ºF. 2. Dice fruit into ¼” pieces and add to oats in a large mixing bowl. 3. Dice ginger into 1/8” pieces before measuring and add to oat mixture along with nuts and seeds. 4. Add oil and vanilla and mix well. 5. Drizzle honey in parts while mixing. 6. Place on 2 sheet pans lined with foil and place in oven for 10 minutes. 7. Remove from oven and stir. 8. Place back in oven for 6 minutes then remove and stir again. 9. Repeat until golden brown. About 30 minutes. I found all of the ingredients at Vitamin Cottage. If you don’t like one of the fruits in the tropical fruit medley then you can get each of the ingredients by them selves so you can leave one out or replace it with something else. You can also replace or delete any of the seeds or nuts. You can cut back on the honey by adding ¼ c brown sugar with ¼ c honey to give it a maple flavor. Granola is a great way to get lots of fiber, protein and energy for the day. As I have said before oatmeal is good for lowering cholesterol. |
