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Peanut Brittle Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 cups sugar
1 cup white syrup
1/2 cup cold water
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
3/4 tsp. salt
2 Tablespoon butter
2 tsp. soda
1 lb. raw peanuts
Directions:
Directions:
Cook sugar, syrup,water and salt until the mixture spins a thread in cold water or reaches 230º on a candy thermometer.

Add peanuts, butter and vanilla and continue to cook until the mixture turns brown and reaches 300º on a candy thermometer.

Take off heat and keep stirring. Add soda. Stir well.

Pour onto 2 buttered cookie sheets. Let cool and break apart.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
I just loved the peanut brittle at Christmas time.

 

 

 

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