Peanut Brittle

Name: Peanut Brittle
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup light corn syrup; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/4 cup water; 1 cup unsalted peanuts; 2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened; 1 tsp baking soda

Heather @cook_3762630

Windsor Locks, Connecticut

Peanut Brittle

Heather @cook_3762630

Windsor Locks, Connecticut

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Ingredients

1 cupsugar
1/2 cuplight corn syrup
1/4 tspsalt
1/4 cupwater
1 cupunsalted peanuts
2 tbspunsalted butter, softened
1 tspbaking soda

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Steps

1

Lightly grease a cookie sheet and set aside.
2

In a heavy 2 quart saucepan, over medium heat, bring to a boil: sugar, salt, corn syrup, and water.
3

Keep stirring until sugar is dissolved, then stir in peanuts.
4

Set a candy thermometer in place and stir frequently until temperature reaches 300°F.
5

Immediately remove from heat and stir in butter and baking soda.
6

Pour onto cookie sheet. Using two forks, lift and pull the peanut mixture to form a rectangle about 14×12 inches.
7

Let cool completely, then snap into pieces.