Phil's Mom's Peanut Brittle

By JanetLynn198

Ingredients

• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 cups raw peanuts
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt

Preparation

Step 1

1. Combine sugar, corn syrup and water in a Dutch oven; cook over low heat until mixture spins a thread (230F-234F).

2. Add peanuts; cook to soft crack stage (about 290F), stirring constantly. Remove from heat.

3. Add butter, soda and salt. Mix well.

4. Spread mixture quickly onto 2 warm buttered 15x10x1" jellyroll pans. Cool and bread into pieces.