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Peanut brittle
Pè efe moleque
Preparation info
- Makes about
30
pieces - Difficulty
Easy
Appears in
Published 2011
This delicious toffee’s name translates as ‘poor boy’s foot’. In colonial Brazil, roads were made with loose stones in a layer of sand. Street boys were employed to stomp on them to flatten the surface, and they came to be called ‘pé de moleque’.
Ingredients
Method
1 Grease a baking sheet or marble surface with butter. In a large pan, heat the golden syrup, sugar and peanuts and stir over a low heat, until the sugar has dissolved.
2 Turn the heat up and continue to cook, until the mixture becomes a golden caramel colour and you can hear the peanuts pop. Lower the heat and cook for 3-4 minutes.
3 Add the bicarbonate of soda and beat vigorou