Peanut Brittle

Submitted by BeccaB3c

"From the "Favorite Recipes" cookbook of the members of Christ the King Lutheran Church, Mankato, MN."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup white Karo
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 2 1⁄2 - 3 cups raw peanuts
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda

directions

1. Boil first 3 ingredients to soft ball stage and add peanuts and butter.
2. Cook to golden brown stage, stirring constantly to prevent peanuts from burning.
3. Remove from stove and add 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda.
4. Stir lightly and immediately pour onto buttered cookie sheet and spread it lightly and quickly.
5. Allow to get cold, and break into chunks.