peanut brittle

By sassy47

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups raw Spanish peanuts (try pecans or cashews)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Details

Servings 3

Preparation

Step 1

Butter 2 cookie sheets (either very large or with shallow rims).
Heat together sugar, water and corn syrup, and cook over medium heat,
stirring to dissolve the sugar and bringing it to a boil.
When syrup boils, add butter and, stirring frequently, cook until the temperature reaches 230 degrees. Then add peanuts. When temperature reaches 280 degrees (this will take quite awhile on medium heat), stir constantly until it reaches the hard-crack stage at 305. Remove from heat, and quickly stir in baking soda, mixing well.
Pour onto cookie sheets, and cool completely. Loosen from pans when candy hardens and break into pieces.