Deluxe Peanut Brittle
Ingredients
- 2 cup sugar
- 1 cup white corn syrup
- 1/4 cup water
- 3 Tbsp. butter or margarine
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 cup salted peanuts or cashews
Instructions
Cook syrup, sugar and water in a heavy pan over medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. Cook and stir until mixture reaches 285 degrees F. Remove at once. Stir in nuts and butter. Cook and stir again, to 295 degrees F. Remove from heat and add vanilla and soda. Stir rapidly. Pour onto a well greased cookie sheet, spreading evenly. Cool completely and then crack.