Raggedy Ann Brittle Recipes

Steps:

• Grease a large cookie sheet. Set aside.
• In a heavy 2 quart saucepan, over medium heat, bring to a boil sugar, corn syrup, salt, and water. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in peanuts. Set candy thermometer in place, and continue cooking. Stir frequently until temperature reaches 300 degrees F (150 degrees C), or until a small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water separates into hard and brittle threads.
• Remove from heat; immediately stir in butter and baking soda; pour at once onto cookie sheet. With 2 forks, lift and pull peanut mixture into rectangle about 14x12 inches; cool. Snap candy into pieces.

Steps:

• Combine cornflakes, raisins, and nuts in a large pan and place them in the oven to warm.
• (It is important that the cornflakes be crisp and whole and the raisings dry without adding moisture).
• Boil the other ingredients until the syrup reaches 300 or spins a hard brittle thread.
• Pour the syrup slowly over the cornflake mixture, blending lightly but thoroughly.
• Spread out thinly on wax paper.
• Avoid packing.
• Cool and break or cut into pieces.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Cream the shortening, brown sugar and white sugar together until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the vanilla salt and eggs.
• Sift the flour, baking soda and baking powder, add to the creamed mixture and stir to combine.
• Stir in the oats, rice cereal, and nuts.
• Mix to combine.
• Form dough into walnut sized balls and place on the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 10 minutes.
• These cookies should still be very soft when taken from the oven.
• Place on a cooling rack and let cool completely before storing in airtight containers.

Steps:

• ARRANGE AS FOLLOWS:.
• Place the peach half on a plate with the half of egg above it for the head.
• Tuck the ruffled lettuce under the peach half body.
• The celery sticks are the arms and legs.
• The raisins will the stuck in for the eyes,nose, buttons, and the two shoes.
• Put the cherry slice in for the mouth.
• Arrange the grated cheese around the head for the hair.

Steps:

• Cream together 1/4 c butter and 1/2 c brown sugar. Add 1 c flour and 1/4 tsp salt.
• Press mixture into a 9x9 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Set aside.
• Beat eggs until fluffy and then beat in 1 c brown sugar, vanilla and 1/4 tsp salt. Stir in Rice Krispies, coconut and nuts.
• Place on top of baked layer. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

Steps:

• Place 1/2 cup lettuce each on four plates. Place peach halves, cut side down, on lettuce. On each peach, place two raisins for eyes and two cherry halves for mouth. Arrange carrots around peach for hair.

Steps:

• Line a baking tray with baking parchment. Melt the sugar in a medium frying pan over a medium heat for 4-5 mins until caramelised - it should be a dark amber colour. Don't stir, as this causes the sugar to crystallise - instead, tilt the pan slowly so the sugar melts evenly.
• Add the peanuts, stir with a wooden spoon, then quickly and carefully tip onto the prepared tray. Immediately sprinkle over the sea salt flakes and leave to cool until set. Will keep for several weeks in an airtight container.