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Peanut problem - not allergy related

16 years ago

I screwed up last week, not in cooking but in buying. I buy peanuts at the bulk food store that are roasted in the shell (no salt soak) and then shelled and skins removed.

This time I wasn't paying attention and bought a two and a half pound bag of shelled raw peanuts. I don't like the soft texture.

Any ideas on how I could roast them?

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Comments (6)

BeverlyAL
16 years ago
Ruthanna, I've never tried it, but I don't see any reason why you couldn't roast them on very low heat just as they are. Perhaps cover them lightly with foil to help prevent browning if you don't want them to brown. I love roasted peanuts.
User
16 years ago
Here's instructions that I found online. Sounds pretty easy.

For shelled peanuts, freeze them overnight and rub the skins off with your fingers before roasting. It's fine if some of the skins remain on. For peanuts in the shell, leave as is.

Spread peanuts in a shallow layer on a cookie sheet.

Roast in the oven at 350 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes for shelled peanuts and 20 to 25 minutes for in-shell peanuts.

Because of the fat content, peanuts get very hot. Handle carefully. Let peanuts cool on sheets, then season with salt.
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Essentially just roast them in sugar syrup....and you can add more peanuts to the "candy" part.
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One thing about roasting peanuts... because of the high oil content, they go from, "almost done" to "burnt" very quickly, so you must keep a sharp eye on them.

I roast and flavor nuts all the time. I like to send a little bag of nuts in my husband's lunch as a mid-morning or mid-afternoon snack item as he likes them well enough to eat them instead of a candy bar or some such junk devoid of food value.

If you like salted nuts, it helps to grind the salt into a powder in a spice/coffee grinder. If you've ever bought, "popcorn salt," that's essentially what you end up with, and it clings better than table salt.

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annie1992
16 years ago
Because I just couldn't help myself, I had to grow peanuts one year.

I did shell and roast all of them, maybe 30, my entire crop here in Michigan. Nope, we are not peanut country, LOL.

I just spread them on a cookie sheet, stuck them into a 350F oven for about 15 minutes, stirred them a couple of times. They do brown quickly, so watch them, I nearly burned mine and that's my entire wealth of knowledge on roasting fresh/raw peanuts.

Good luck, I think they'll be delicious. Mine were, but not good enough to try to grow them again!

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ruthanna_gw
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Thanks to all for your advice. I finally got around to roasting them today in a 350 degree oven. I removed them when they were a bit lighter than I wanted them, and by the time they stopped cooking, they were just right.

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