Peanut Brittle

This peanut brittle recipe is from my friends mom.  When I first met my friend, around 5 or 6 years ago, her mom gave my family her peanut brittle, and we have been hooked ever since.  This year she gave me the recipe and I just gave it a try.  This was a lot easier to make than expected (the hardest part is stirring).

Ingredients:

2 cups sugar

1 cup light corn syrup

1/4 cup butter

1/2 teaspoon salt

16 oz bag raw peanuts (make sure you get raw!)

1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Cook sugar, corn syrup, butter and salt over medium-high heat in a 3 quart sauce pan.  Stir continuously until you reach 275 degrees on a candy thermometer.  At 275, add in peanuts and continue to stir to 295 degrees.  Remove from heat and add in baking soda.  Pour on 2 cookie sheets, I used parchment paper to cover mine.  Break up when cools.

Over all, it took me about 20 minutes and a little bit of help from my husband.  I would suggest an extra pair of hands, to help with the stirring and thermometer.