Vanilla Custard and Homemade Peanut Brittle Rolls
You can make the peanut brittle in advance and there will be some left over – just make sure you store it in an airtight container to keep it crunchy!
Ingredients
- 4 St Pierre Hot Dog Rolls
- 1 large carton ready-made custard, well chilled
- 1-2 tbsp caster sugar
For the peanut brittle:
- Butter for greasing
- 200g caster sugar
- 125g roasted peanuts
- Sea salt flakes
Steps
- Pop the custard in the fridge
- Next make the peanut brittle. Line a baking tray with buttered baking parchment
- Tip the sugar into a saucepan and add 2-3 tbs cold water. Do not stir but gently swirl the pan to mix.
- Melt the sugar over a low heat, resisting the temptation to stir at any point! When the sugar has melted, turn up the heat slightly and allow it bubble for a few minutes. Occasionally you may gently swirl the pan but try not to get the liquid up the sides. Take extra care as hot sugar can burn.
- As soon as it turns an amber colour, tip in the roasted peanuts and stir quickly with a wooden spoon. Tip onto the paper, working very quickly but carefully and allow it to spread out. Sprinkle over the sea salt and allow to cool. Do not touch until the brittle has completely cooled
- When the nut brittle is ready, break it into chunks using a heavy spoon handle or similar.
- Brush the tops of the hot dog rolls with a small amount of cold water then sprinkle on some caster sugar. Set aside
- Add a large plain nozzle to a piping bag and fill with the chilled custard. Pipe into the hot dog rolls
- Add some peanut brittle pieces and serve straight away