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Brittle: Simple Peanut Brittle

Source of Recipe

Emma Miller


List of Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup water
4 cups unroasted peanuts
1 teaspoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons baking soda


Recipe

Cook the sugar, Karo and water until it forms a hard ball in cold water. Now add unroasted peanuts and butter. Cook until a golden brown color, not dark. Stir all the time. Take from the heat and add vanilla and baking soda. Stir fast. Have your baking sheets greased before hand. Quickly pour and scrape out brittle mixture onto the sheets. Let it get cold and break into pieces. Makes 5 pounds.