Nut Brittle

Directions

1. 1
   Butter the sides of a 3-quart sauce pan.
2. 2
   Combine sugar, corn syrup, water, butter and salt.
3. 3
   Cook and stir until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to boil.
4. 4
   Cook and stir occasionally until it comes to soft crack stage (275F) and syrup is a nice golden brown color.
5. 5
   Add nuts and continue to cook, stirring often to 295F and is a clear gold color.
6. 6
   Remove from heat.
7. 7
   Quickly add the baking soda.
8. 8
   Immediately pour hot candy into 2 large buttered baking sheets.
9. 9
   Use 2 forks to lift and pull candy as it cools to stretch it thin.
10. 10
    Cool completely and break into pieces.