BUTTERY CASHEW BRITTLE

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Thanks to Land O Lakes for this recipe. Make it for my kids at Christmas and it does not last long!

Provided by Joey Urey

Categories     Candies

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 10

dry day
wood spoon
candy thermometer
2 buttered 10 x 15 x 1 pans or baking sheets
2 c sugar
1 c light-colored corn syrup
1/2 c water
1 c butter
3 c cashews (or nuts of your choice)
1 tsp baking soda

Steps:

  • 1. In a 3 qt sauce pan,cook and stir sugar, corn syrup and water bringing it to a boil
  • 2. Add butter.
  • 3. Clip on candy thermometer
  • 4. Reduce heat to medium low; continue to boil at moderate steady rate, stirring occasionally until 280 degrees (about 35 minutes).
  • 5. With wood spoon stir in 3 cups of nuts.
  • 6. Continue over medium low stirring frequently until 300 deg. (10-15 minutes) Hard crack stage.
  • 7. Remove - quickly stir in 1 tsp. sifted baking soda.
  • 8. Pour onto 2 buttered 10 x 15 x 1 pans or baking sheet.
  • 9. As it cools stretch out by lifting and pulling with forks. (BE CAREFUL AS IT IS VERY HOT) Loosen asap and break into bite-sized pieces.
  • 10. Store in a tight fitting container.

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