12 Days of Christmas: Recipe # 9 Peanut Brittle

It will be hard to get through the holiday season without a sweet crunch of peanut brittle. It is super easy to make and a classic. This recipes ensures that the confection is light and airy and not at all sticky. If you decide to make peanut brittle this Christmas, make sure to stash a little on the side for you...before you know it, it will all be gone!

INGREDIENTS
· 1 cup white sugar
· 1/2 cup light corn syrup
· 1/4 teaspoon salt
· 1/4 cup water
· 1 cup peanuts
· 2 tablespoons butter, softened
· 1 teaspoon baking soda

INSTRUCTIONS
·Grease a large cookie sheet. Set aside.

·In a heavy 2 quart saucepan, over medium heat, bring to a boil sugar, corn syrup, salt, and water. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in peanuts. Set candy thermometer in place, and continue cooking. Stir frequently until temperature reaches 300 degrees F (150 degrees C), or until a small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water separates into hard and brittle threads.

·Remove from heat; immediately stir in butter or margarine and baking soda; pour at once onto cookie sheet. With 2 forks, lift and pull peanut mixture into rectangle about 14x12 inches; cool. Snap candy into pieces. Enjoy.

Merry Christmas!