What Blessing is Recited for American Peanuts?

Greetings,

If the American peanut is coated with a layer that contains flour, one should recite the blessing of mezonot only, as the coating imparts significant flavor.

Sources: *VeZot HaBerachah* (page 398, section 12) in the name of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, zt"l, and *Chazon Ovadiah Berachot* (page 257) and *Halacha Brurah* (siman 252, section 13) and responsa Teshuvot V'Heinagot part 5 (siman 63, section 2). Also see responsa Even Ye'shafeh part 4 (siman 30).

With blessings,

Hillel Meirs