Peanut Squares - Philippine - peanuts

Method

• Put the peanuts through a meat grinder with a medium blade.
• Then place them in a saucepan with the 1/2 cup of sugar and the milk.
• Mix well.
• Place the peanut mixture over medium flame and cook, stir constantly, until the mixture boils and the sugar dissolves.
• Lower the flame and cook, stir often,until the mixture thickens.
• As the mixture gets very thick, stir continually, to prevent sticking.
• This will take about 15 minutes.
• When the mixture is so thich that you can see the bottom of the pan when you stir, remove from the stove.
• Sprinkle the 1/4 cup sugar on the pastry board.
• Turn the peanut mixture out onto the sugar and flatten it out with a spatula.
• Allow to cool so you can handle it.
• Roll it out with a rolling pin until the mixture is about 1/4 inch thick.
• With a knife, cut the mixture into small squares or with a cookie cutter.
• Remove the squares from the board with a metal spatula.