Peanut Brittle

🥘 Ingredients

• baking soda
  1 tsp
• butter
  2 Tbsp
• corn syrup
  1/2 c
• peanuts
  1 c
• salt
  1/4 tsp
• sugar
  1 c
• water
  4 tbsp

🍳 Cookware

• heavy 2-quart saucepan
• candy thermometer
• 13" x 18" rimmed baking sheet
• forks

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 .

   sugar: 1 c, corn syrup: 1/2 c, water: 4 tbsp, salt: 1/4 tsp, peanuts: 1 c
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.

   butter: 2 Tbsp, baking soda: 1 tsp
5. 5

   Snap candy into pieces.