Peanut Butter Penuche Recipes

PEANUT BUTTER PENUCHE

Steps:

• Butter the bottom and sides of a heavy 4-quart saucepan.
• In pan, combine the sugars, milk, corn syrup and salt.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until sugars dissolve and mixture begins to boil.
• Reduce heat; attach candy thermometer to pan.
• Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until thermometer reads 236°F.
• Remove from heat; add peanut butter but do not stir it in; set pan aside.
• Do not stir or move pan during cooling.
• When thermometer reaches 115°F, add vanilla extract.
• Beat by hand until mixture loses its gloss; pour into buttered pan.
• When penuche is only slightly warm, cut into small squares.

PENUCHE

Steps:

• Butter an 8x8 inch square dish.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine brown sugar, white sugar, cream, corn syrup and salt. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Heat to between 234 and 240 degrees F (112 to 116 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface. Remove from heat and let cool without stirring until bottom of pan is lukewarm. Pour in vanilla and beat until creamy. Stir in nuts. Pour into prepared pan.
• Let cool completely before cutting into squares.

PEANUT BUTTER PENUCHE, GRANDMA W

Steps:

• 1. Butter bottom and sides of 4 quart saucepan. Combine sugars, milk, syrup and salt. Cook and stir over med heat until dissolved and mixture begins to boil. Reduce heat, attach candy thermometer to side of pan. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until thermometer reads 236 degrees. Soft boil stage. Remove from heat, add peanut butter but do not stir it in. Set pan aside, allow to cool undisturbed. Do not stir or move pan while cooling. When thermometer reaches 115 degrees, add vanilla. Beat by hand vigorously about 10 min or until mixture starts to lose it's gloss. Pour into buttered 8" square pan. Score into small squares. When candy is only slightly warm, cut or break into squares.

PENUCHE FUDGE

Steps:

• Butter a baking sheet. Butter the sides of a heavy, 2-quart saucepan.
• In the saucepan, stir together white sugar, brown sugar, cream, milk and margarine and bring to a boil over medium heat. Heat, without stirring, to between 234 and 240 degrees F (112 to 116 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface. Remove from heat and cool to lukewarm (110 degrees).
• Stir in vanilla and beat vigorously until mixture loses its gloss. Quickly stir in pecans and spread on prepared sheet. Score into squares while warm; cut when firm.

BUTTERY PENUCHE (BROWN SUGAR) FUDGE

Steps:

• In a heavy medium sized pot, bring first 4 ingredients to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly.
• Reduce heat to low and stir frequently until candy thermometer reads 240°F (soft ball stage) (this will take about 20-30 minutes).
• Pour into a metal bowl as a plastic one will melt and add vanilla.
• Beat with electric mixer at medium speed.
• Add powdered sugar slowly and continue beating until fudge is thick and smooth (about 3-4 minutes).
• Add walnuts and stir with spoon.
• Spread in an ungreased 8" square pan and refrigerate-uncovered for about 30 minutes.
• Cut into small squares and eat.