Allie's Peanut Brittle

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup light Karo syrup
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 scant cup raw peanuts
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. vanilla
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• pinch salt

Directions

Boil sugar, Karo syrup, and water until candy reaches soft ball stage, 238 degrees F on candy thermometer. Add peanuts. Cook until peanuts brown. Stir constantly so candy will not burn. Cook to hard stage, 250 degrees F. Remove from heat; add soda, vanilla and pinch of salt to candy. Pour into greased, salted cookie sheet. Run sharp knife under and pull so candy will be paper thin. Bread into desired size pieces.

By Robin from Washington, IA