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Peanut Brittle

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1 cup light corn syrup
  • 3 cups shelled raw peanuts

Directions

  1. Measure vanilla into a small bowl.
  2. Combine baking soda and salt in another bowl.
  3. Butter a cookie sheet with 1/2 stick butter.
  4. Combine sugar, corn syrup, and 1/2 cup water in a saucepan.
  5. Cook to 240°F.
  6. Stir in peanuts and continue cooking until mixture reaches 300°F.
  7. Remove from heat and quickly add remaining butter, vanilla, baking soda, and salt.
  8. Stir until butter melts.
  9. Pour onto prepared pan and spread thin.
  10. Cool completely and break into pieces.