Peanut Brittle

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup corn syrup
• 1 cup water
• 3 cups unroasted raw peanuts
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter

Recipe

• 1 combine sugar, corn syrup, and water in saucepan and stir well.
• 2 bring to a boil while washing down the sides of the pan with a pastry brush.
• 3 boil to 232 degrees ( use a candy thermometer).
• 4 place lid on pan and cook for one minute.
• 5 add peanuts.
• 6 when candy begins to boil, stir slowly with a wooden spoon (avoid hitting sides of pan.) cook sugar and peanuts to 305 degrees and then add the butter.
• 7 remove from heat and immediately add soda, salt.
• 8 and vanilla. stir.
• 9 pour onto buttered marble slab or cookie sheet and spread quickly with back of wooden spoon.
• 10 when it has cooled and has set up. break into pieces.