Deluxe Peanut Brittle

Directions

1. 1
   Combine sugar, corn syrup and water in a Dutch oven; cook over low heat to soft-crack stage (270°).
2. 2
   Stir in peanuts; cook to hard-crack stage (300°).
3. 3
   Remove from heat.
4. 4
   Stir in butter, soda, salt and vanilla.
5. 5
   Pour into 2 warm buttered 15 x 10 x 1-inch jelly roll pans and spread to edges of pan.
6. 6
   Cool and break into pieces. Yield:
7. 7
   3 pounds.