Peanut Brittle

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 48
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 1 lb shelled unroasted peanuts

Recipe

• 1 1.
• 2 heat oven to 200ºf.
• 3 butter 2 cookie sheets, 15 1/2x12 inches, and keep warm in oven.
• 4 mix baking soda, 1 teaspoon water and the vanilla; reserve.
• 5 2.
• 6 mix sugar, 1 cup water and the corn syrup in 3-quart saucepan.
• 7 cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, to 240ºf on candy thermometer or until small amount of syrup dropped into very cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from water.
• 8 3.
• 9 stir in butter and peanuts.
• 10 cook, stirring constantly, to 300ºf or until small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water separates into hard, brittle threads.
• 11 (watch carefully so mixture does not burn.) immediately remove from heat.
• 12 quickly stir in baking soda mixture until light and foamy.
• 13 4.
• 14 pour half the candy mixture onto each cookie sheet; quickly spread about 1/4 inch thick.
• 15 cool completely, at least 1 hour.
• 16 break into pieces.
• 17 store in covered container.