Grandma's Peanut Brittle Recipe

Some of my favorite childhood memories are of her kitchen counter filled with all kinds of homemade Christmas candies packed in a a variety of Christmas tins. From toffee to divinity, she even had an amazing hard cinnamon candy and I haven’t seen a recipe similar to it anywhere else.

THE RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

• 1 teaspoon of kosher salt
• 1 tsp of pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 3 cups of granulated sugar
• 1 cup of light corn syrup
• 1 cup of water
• 1 stick of unsalted butter 8 tablespoons, cubed
• 3 cups of dry roasted peanuts one pound

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Prepare an 18x13 baking sheet by greasing with butter and set aside.
2. In a small bowl, mix baking soda, salt and vanilla extract and set aside.
3. In a large heavy bottomed pot, combine sugar, corn syrup and water.
4. With a heat proof spoon or spatula, stir mixture constantly over very high heat until it reaches 240 degrees on candy thermometer.
5. Add peanuts and continue stirring until mixture reaches 320 degrees on candy thermometer.
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