Peanut Brittle

Directions

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   Place peanuts in
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   a
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   baking
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   pan.
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   Sprinkle
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   them
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   with salt. Heat salted peanuts
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   at
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   200° for about 3 minutes until salt lightly clings to
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    them.
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    In
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    a
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    pot
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    combine sugar, corn syrup and water. Cook over low heat stirring constantly until mixture becomes very brittle.
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    Remove from heat.
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    Quickly stir in butter and lemon
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    extract.
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    Add peanuts.
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    Pour mixture into a shallow greased pan.
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    When cool
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    enough
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    to handle, stretch mixture to desired thickness. Allow
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    to harden and break into irregular pieces.
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    Yields 1 to 1 1/4 pounds.