dessert recipes

Peanut Brittle


candies

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
1/2 cup water
1 cup raw peanuts
1 teaspoon butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon soda

Cook sugar, syrup and water to soft ball stage. Add the peanuts and continue cooking until the syrup is light brown and gives the hard crack test. Remove from fire and add van and soda, mixing well. Pour onto oiled sheet spreading as thin as possible. When nearly cooled, wet hands ~--