PEANUT BRITTLE INGREDIENTS BUTTER 3 BOTTLES LIGHT CORN SYRUP

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PEANUT BRITTLE INGREDIENTS BUTTER 3 BOTTLES LIGHT CORN SYRUP

PEANUT BRITTLE

Ingredients:

butter

3 bottles light corn syrup, 16 oz. each

½ cup butter

2 cups water

4 cups granulated sugar

32 oz. raw peanuts, skins removed

5 teaspoons vanilla extract

4 teaspoons baking soda

Butter baking sheet and place in oven turned to low or warm. Butter sides of heavy 4-quart saucepan.

Combine corn syrup, water, sugar and ½ cup butter in pan. Place over high heat and stir with wooden spoon until mixture comes to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook to 275

degrees F. on candy thermometer, stirring frequently. Stir in peanuts and continue cooking, stirring constantly, until mixture reaches 300 degrees F.

Remove pan from heat and use caution when stirring in vanilla and baking soda. Pour mixture onto prepared baking sheet. Using buttered metal spatula or 2 forks, gently spread and stretch brittle to thin layer. Allow to cool completely. Break brittle into pieces and store in an airtight container.

Makes 4 pounds.

Recipe from John Elias Andrews.

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