Super Sweets

Peanut Brittle

Ingredients

Step 1:

• 4 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 cups water
• 3 cups Karo syrup

Step 2:

• 9 Tablespoons butter
• 3 pounds peanuts, warmed

Step 3:

• 4 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 Tablespoon water
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla

Directions

1. Spray a 4-quart kettle, spoons, and cookie sheets lightly with PAM.
2. Combine the Step 1 ingredients in the kettle. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the liquid reaches 240°F.
3. Add the Step 2 ingredients and stir constantly until the temperature reaches 300°F. Be careful not to burn the mixture.
4. Mix the baking soda into the water and vanilla, then add this Step 3 mixture. Stir fast and thoroughly.
5. Immediately remove the kettle from heat and carefully pour onto about 5 cookie sheets, spreading as thin as possible (one nut thick). Cool, break into pieces, and bag as desired.