Submitted by Donna Summerlin
Ingredients
1 cup sugar
½ cup light corn syrup
Dash of salt
1 to 1½ cups shelled raw peanuts
1 tablespoon butter
1½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
Makes about 1 pound
- Grease baking sheet heavily. Combine sugar, corn syrup, and salt in 3-quart casserole. Stir in peanuts. Microwave at HIGH (100%) until light brown, 8 to 10 minutes (8 minutes for 1250 w microwave, more time for lower powered microwaves), stirring the mixture once or twice during cooking. Peanuts brown a little more after removing from the microwave, so don’t allow to brown too much during cooking in the microwave to avoid burning.
- Stir in remaining ingredients until the syrup is light and foamy and the butter is completely melted. Quickly spread on greased baking sheet. Spread as thin as possible for brittle candy. Cool; break into pieces.