Photograph of the finished Palanquetas de cacahuate

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Palanquetas de cacahuate

35 min Hands-on time
MediumDifficulty
6 stepsSteps
Serves 4 Amounts follow along 4

What to get ready

  • Photograph of Roasted peanuts Roasted peanuts 1.6 lb
  • Photograph of Pumpkin seeds (pepitas) Pumpkin seeds (pepitas) 8.5 oz
  • Photograph of Roasted white sesame seeds Roasted white sesame seeds 5.6 oz
  • Photograph of Sugar Sugar 1.6 lb
  • Photograph of Maltose Maltose 7.1 oz
  • Photograph of Unsalted butter Unsalted butter 3.5 oz
  • Photograph of Salt Salt 0.4 oz
  • Photograph of Lime Lime 1.2

Method

  1. 1 Roast peanuts, pumpkin seeds, and sesame seeds separately, then rub off the skins from the peanuts.
  2. 2 Cook white sugar and malt syrup to 150 degrees to make amber-colored caramel.
  3. 3 This version is cooked at 150 degrees, so the candy is crispy like glass, unlike the palm sugar version which is more chewy.
  4. 4 Drop the butter in the pan and quickly mix in the nuts.
  5. 5 Pour the mixture onto a buttered marble surface and roll it out to a thickness of 4 mm using a hot roller.
  6. 6 Roll it out thinly within 20 seconds while the candy is still pliable; any slower and the block will become too hard to roll.

With an appliance

  • Air fryer 30 min

    Replace step 1: separately roast peanuts at 160°C for 7 minutes, pumpkin seeds at 160°C for 5 minutes, and sesame seeds at 150°C for 3 minutes in a steamer, shaking the basket between each batch; this is about 5 minutes faster and ensures the seeds are evenly dry and crispy without needing to stir the pan. Line a tray to prevent the sesame seeds from flying away, and leave the caramel and candy rolling from steps 2–6 as is.

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