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Brittle: Joyce's Blue Ribbon Brittle




Source of Recipe


meals.com - posted by buny at rc


List of Ingredients




1 cup sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon butter
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup shelled, unsalted peanuts





Recipe




In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, light corn syrup and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook to the light caramel stage, about 320°F on a candy thermometer, stirring occasionally.

Using a pastry brush moistened with water, wash any crystallized sugar from sides of pan back into mixture .

Remove sugar mixture from the heat; add butter and baking soda, stirring to mix well. (Mixture will foam.) Add peanuts, stir until mixed and pour onto a well greased baking sheet. Allow to cool and harden.

Break into pieces of desired size.