Microwave Peanut Brittle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. light corn syrup
1/3 c. water
1 (16 oz.) pkg. salted Spanish peanuts
1 tsp. butter or margarine
1 Tbsp. baking soda

Preparation

Grease\ttwo
15 1/2 x 2-inch baking sheets.
Keep warm. Place sugar,
corn
syrup
and
water
in a 3 quart casserole. Cook in microwave
on Full power for 8 to 10 minutes or until soft\tball stage
is
reached.
Stir
occasionally.
Stir
in peanuts.
Cook in microwave for 10 to 12 minutes or until hard crack
stage
is reached.
At
this\tstage, when dropped into water\tthe
syrup separates
into
threads which are hard and brittle.
Stir\tin butter and baking soda.
Pour half of candy on
each sheet, spreading to 1/4-inch thickness.
Cook.
Break into pieces.