Candy

Buttery Peanut Brittle

  • 1 cup Corn syrup, light
  • 2 cups Sugar, granulated
  • 1/2 cup Water
  • 1 cup Butter
  • 2 cups Peanuts, raw
  • 2 teaspoons Baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt

    • 1. Combine sugar, corn syrup and water;cook slowly until sugar dissolves and syrup boils. Blend in butter. Stir constantly. When mixture reaches 235°, (soft ball stage on candy thermometer), add rawpeanuts and salt.

    2. Continue to stir. When mixture reaches 280°, remove fromheat, stir in baking soda.

    3. Pour intowell greased jelly roll pan or 2 cookiesheets.

    Break into pieces when cool.Makes 2 1/2 pounds of candy.

    For cashew brittle, substitute 2 cups unsalted cashews.

    This recipe courtesy of the From My Kitchen Cookbook. 

    Contributed by Dawn Nemitz of Minooka, IL. 

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