Peanut Butter Penuche Grandma W Recipes

GRANDMA'S CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE

Steps:

• Sift sugar through a fine-mesh strainer into a large bowl.
• Heat butter and peanut butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk to combine and cook until bubbles appear on the edges, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in salt and vanilla extract. Pour over powdered sugar in the bowl. Mix together using a spatula until smooth.
• Spread mixture into an 8x8-inch baking pan lined with plastic wrap. Wrap fully and refrigerate until firm enough to cut but not too hard, 1 to 3 hours.
• Unwrap fudge and cut into small cubes. Let warm up on the counter before cutting if needed.

GRANDMA'S PENUCHE FROSTING

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan.
• Add brown sugar and bring to a boil.
• continue cooking for 1 minute until thickens.
• Let set 15 minutes.
• Mix in hot milk.
• Add powdered sugar gradually till spreading consisitancy.
• If it gets too thick add a little milk.

PENUCHE FUDGE

Steps:

• Line a 9-in. square pan with foil; grease foil with 1 teaspoon butter., In a large heavy saucepan, combine sugars, milk, corn syrup and salt. Bring to a rapid boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 234° (soft-ball stage). Remove from heat. Add vanilla and remaining butter to pan (do not stir)., Cool, without stirring, to 110°, about 40 minutes. Beat with a spoon until fudge just begins to thicken. Add walnuts; continue beating until fudge becomes very thick and just begins to lose its sheen (about 10 minutes total). Immediately spread into prepared pan. Cool., Using foil, lift fudge out of pan. Remove foil; cut fudge into 1-in. squares. Store between layers of waxed paper in airtight containers.

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:

• In a large saucepan, combine both sugars with the milk. Boil for 3-4 minutes over medium heat. Add the peanut butter, marshmallow cream, and vanilla. Beat together until combined and smooth. Pour into a greased 9 x 9-inch pan. Allow to cool before cutting.