Peanut Brittle

Old fashioned homemade peanut brittle cooked to a golden crunch.

Ingredients

• 2.00 cup sugar
• 1.00 cup light corn syrup
• 0.50 cup water
• 2.00 cup raw peanuts
• 2.00 tbsp butter
• 2.00 tsp vanilla extract
• 2.00 tsp baking soda
• 1.00 tsp salt

Instructions

1. 1

   Butter two large baking sheets.

2. 2

   Combine sugar, corn syrup, and water in a heavy saucepan.

3. 3

   Cook over medium heat stirring until sugar dissolves.

4. 4

   Add peanuts.

5. 5

   Cook without stirring until mixture reaches 300°F on a candy thermometer.

6. 6

   Remove from heat immediately.

7. 7

   Stir in butter, vanilla, baking soda, and salt — mixture will foam up.

8. 8

   Quickly pour onto prepared baking sheets.

9. 9

   Spread thin with a buttered spatula.

10. 10

    Cool completely until hard.

11. 11

    Break into pieces.

12. 12

    Store in airtight container.

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