Peanut Brittle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1/2 c. clear Karo syrup
1 c. peanuts, pecans or cashews
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. butter (butter flavored Crisco)
1 tsp. baking soda

Preparation

Spray large microwave-safe bowl with Pam.
Spray pizza pan with Pam.
Mix sugar and Karo syrup in large bowl.
Heat in microwave for 3 to 5 minutes.
Stir halfway through time and when time is up, mix peanuts in with sugar and syrup.
Heat for 3 to 5 minutes. Stir halfway through time and when time is up, stir in vanilla and butter.
Heat for 1 minute.
Stir in soda well.
(This will cause it to \"foam up.\")
Pour into greased pizza pan.
Do not try and spread with spoon; tilt pan to spread.
Let cool for 30 minutes. Break into pieces.
For an extra treat, after breaking into pieces, dip in chocolate.