Ingredients

The following ingredients have 10 Servings
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup light corn syrup
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 ½ cups salted peanuts, (cocktail peanuts, Spanish peanuts, or any other preferred nut)
  • 2 tablespoons softened butter, (plus extra for greasing)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

Instruction

  • Grease a large baking sheet with some butter, or line with parchment paper, or silicone baking mat. Reserve the 2 tablespoons softened butter for recipe.
  • In a medium saucepan combine the sugar, water, salt, and corn syrup. Cook over medium heat until sugar dissolves and mixture starts to boil. Stir in peanuts.
  • Set a candy thermometer in place and continue to cook, stirring intermittently until temperature reaches exactly 300ºF / 149ºC. This will take about 10 minutes and mixture will get very thick. 
  • Immediately remove from heat and stir in butter and baking soda vigorously. (Be careful it will boil up and expand) Pour onto the prepared baking sheet. Spread with a silicone spoon, then pull more with a fork, until it almost fills up the baking sheet.
  • Cool and break into pieces. It takes a few hours for the brittle to fully set and eliminate any "chewiness." Store in tin or another airtight container.
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