BUTTERY PEANUT BRITTLE

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So buttery and good. I would leave the peanuts out for my dad. For everyone else, I used raw peanuts. Cooling time is not figured in.

Provided by Hoosier Margie

Categories     Candy

Time 25m

Yield 2 1/2 pounds

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cups sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup water
1 cup margarine or 1 cup butter
2 cups raw peanuts or 2 cups roasted peanuts
1 teaspoon baking soda

Steps:

  • Combine sugar, syrup and water in 3 quart pan.
  • Cook and stir until sugar dissolves.
  • When syrup boils, blend in butter.
  • Stir frequently after mixture reaches syrup stage (230°).
  • Add nuts when temperature reaches soft crack (280°) and stir constantly until hard crack (305°).
  • Remove from heat.
  • Quickly stir in baking soda, mixing thoroughly.
  • Pour onto 2 large, well butter cookie sheets.
  • As candy cools, stretch out thin by lifting and pulling from edges, using 2 forks.
  • Loose from pans as soon as possible and turn candy over.
  • Break in pieces.
  • I use table knife handle.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2316.3, Fat 130.4, SaturatedFat 20.6, Sodium 1460.9, Carbohydrate 284.4, Fiber 9.9, Sugar 201, Protein 30.9

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