Peanut Brittle Deluxe

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup dark corn syrup
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 1/2 cups salted peanuts
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 teaspoons baking soda

Directions

1. 1

   Oil a large rimmed cookie sheet or jelly roll pan. Set aside.

2. 2

   In a 3-quart saucepan combine sugar, corn syrup and water; mix well.

3. 3

   Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until the sugar dissolves.

4. 4

   Cook until temperature reaches 285°F on a candy thermometer, stirring frequently to prevent burning.

5. 5

   Add peanuts and butter; stir constantly and cook to 295°F.

6. 6

   Remove from heat.

7. 7

   Add vanilla and soda and stir well.

8. 8

   Pour onto cookie sheet and spread as thinly as possible.

9. 9

   When set, loosen from pan and flip over.

10. 10

    Stretch and pullout the brittle until rather thin.

11. 11

    When cold, break into pieces.