Peanut Brittle

🥘 Ingredients

• sugar 1 cup
• corn syrup ½ cup
• water ¼ cup
• salt ¼ tsp
• peanuts 1 cup
• butter 2 Tbsp
• baking soda 1 tsp

1. 1

   Grease a large cookie sheet. Set aside.
2. 2

   In a heavy 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, bring sugar , corn syrup , water , and salt to a boil. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in peanuts .
3. 3

   Set candy thermometer in place, and continue cooking. Stir frequently until the temperature reaches 300°F (150°C), or until a small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water separates into hard and brittle threads.
4. 4

   Remove from heat; immediately stir in softened butter and baking soda ; pour at once onto the 13" x 18" rimmed baking sheet . With two forks , lift and pull peanut mixture into a rectangle, about 14x12 inches; cool.
5. 5

   Snap candy into pieces.