Peanut Brittle mistake

[ehayes818]

I made peanut brittle, followed directions exactly, used candy thermometer, but my brittle is not brittle, it still bends. Is there any way to make it harden and become brittle once it's done and poured onto the cookie sheets

[Suzanne]

It might not have been a mistake, if you cooked it to the correct temperature. Is it very humid where you are -- rainy or foggy or damp? Extra humidity in the air can wreak havoc with candies.

[phatch]

I don't have a fix, but some ideas to try next time.

Check your thermometer. Hold it in boiling water and check it agianst the boiling point at your altitude. Altitude also affects the temperature you want to cook candy to. Since yours didn't set, altitude doesn't seem to be the problem as you usually overcook candy at altitude because of the lower boiling point.

Phil

[greyeaglem]

Try the suggestions here and if you still have problems, try cutting back on the amount of syrup in the recipe. Humidity is usually the culprit, as someone already stated. Humidity can keep fudge from setting up and and egg whites from beating stiff.