Homemade Gifts #1: Peanut Brittle

Peanut brittle (recipe here) is deceptively easy hard tricky to make.  Trust me.  While I was measuring the temperature of my concoction - 300 degrees is the key, otherwise it won't set - it transformed from a light caramel to burnt umber in the blink of an eye.

I tried to sell the over-cooked batch as interestingly smoky brittle - but Ed wasn't believing it.

Sigh.

Oh well.  On the upside, peanut brittle has few, inexpensive ingredients and only takes a matter of minutes to make.  Put it in a pretty package, and peanut brittle makes a great gift for friends/family/co-workers.

Just remember to watch it like a hawk when its cooking.