Peanut Brittle

Name: Peanut Brittle
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar; 1 cup light corn syrup; 1 cup water; 2 cups unroasted Spanish peanuts (RAW); 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon butter; 1 teaspoon baking soda

7 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup water
2 cups unroasted Spanish peanuts (RAW)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon butter
1 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

1

In a heavy skillet (I think an iron skillet works best).
2

Combine sugar,corn syrup, and water; cook slowly, stirring till sugar dissolves, cook to soft ball stage(275).
3

Add peanuts and salt;Stir and watch so that peanuts don't scorch or burn.
4

(They will pop & crack you want them to brown some for best flavor.) Cook to hard crack stage(300-310).
5

Add butter and SODA; stir to blend,(Mixture Will Bubble), Pour onto buttered cookie sheet or cover with release foil for easy cleanup(do not butter);Makes2 1/2 Pounds.