Golden Peanut Brittle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. raw peanuts
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 c. sugar
1 c. light corn syrup
1/2 c. water
1/4 c. butter or margarine

Preparation

Spread peanuts evenly in a 15 x 10 x 1-inch jellyroll pan; bake at 350\u00b0 for 15 minutes.
Set aside.
Combine soda and salt; set aside.
Combine sugar, syrup and water in a Dutch oven; cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture reaches soft crack stage (275\u00b0).
Add peanuts; cook, stirring constantly, until mixture reaches hard crack stage (300\u00b0).
Remove from heat; stir in butter and soda mixture.
Working rapidly, spread mixture thinly onto 2 buttered 15 x 10 x 1-inch jellyroll pans.
Let cool; break into pieces.
Yield:
About 2 1/2 pounds.