ROSE WATER CANDIED PEANUTS Recipe

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Ingredients

3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1 3/4 cups dry-roasted peanuts
1 1/2 teaspoons Middle Eastern rose water

Preparation

Step 1

Line a baking sheet with foil.

Bring sugar and water to a boil in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved.

Stir in peanuts and boil, stirring frequently, until syrup thickens, about 8 minutes.

Reduce heat to moderately low and stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt. Continue cooking, stirring and scraping any bits of crystallized sugar from side of pan into mixture (it will become very gritty), until sugar is golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes more. (Sugar will still be gritty.)

Remove from heat and stir in rose water.
Spread nuts on foil to cool completely, about 20 minutes.

COOKS NOTE: Nuts keep in an airtight container at room temperature 1 week.