Buttery Cashew Brittle

By dcarriger56

Ingredients

• 2cups2 cups sugar
• 1cup1 cup light-colored corn syrup
• 1/2cup1/2 cup water
• 1cup1 cup butter
• 3cups3 cups ( about 12 ounces ) raw cashews
• 1teaspoon1 teaspoon baking soda,sifted

Preparation

Step 1

In a candy saucepan combine sugar,corn syrup,& water. Cook and stir until sugar dissolves. Bring to boil; then add butter and stir until melted. Clip a candy thermometer to side of pan. Reduce heat to medium low; continue boiling at moderate, steady rate,stirring occasionally,until thermometer registers at 280 degrees(about 35/45 minuets.) This is the soft crack stage
Heat cashews in the oven for about 20 minuets; stir in the nuts, continue cooking over medium low heat stirring frequently till thermometer registers at 300 degrees ( about 10 minuets more). This is the hard crack stage!
Remove mixture from heat; remove thermometer. Quickly stir in baking soda,mix thoroughly. Pour mixture onto buttered baking sheets. As the brittle cools stretch with Fork & loosen from pans as soon as possible; break apart & store in airtight space.