Rosé-Water Candied Peanuts

Ingredients

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

Instructions

1. 1

   Line a baking sheet with foil.

2. 2

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

3. 3

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

4. 4

   Reduce heat to moderately low and stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt.

5. 5

   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.

6. 6

   Spread nuts on foil to cool completely, about 20 minutes.