Peanut Brittle

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From the kitchen of Jennifer Owens

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Recipe Details

Total Time:

not specified

Yields:
Tags:

1 pound
Gluten‑free, Good for parties/potlucks, Travels well

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup raw shelled peanuts
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

Grease a large cookie sheet, set aside.
In heavy saucepan over medium heat, heat to a boiling, sugar, corn syrup, salt and 1/4 cup water, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves.
Stir in peanuts.
Continue cooking, stirring frequently until mixture reaches 300 degrees on candy thermometer or until a small amount of mixture dropped in cold water separates into hard and brittle threads.
Remove from heat and quickly stir in butter or margarine and baking soda.
Immediately pour onto greased cookie sheet.
With two forks, lift and pull peanut mixture into a rectangle.
Cool.
With hands, snap candy into small pieces.
Store in tightly covered container.