Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Easy to Make (And Give) Peanut Brittle

1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 cup salted peanuts
1 teaspoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda

Lightly grease a large cookie sheet.   Combine sugar and corn syrup in a bowl and microwave on high 4 minutes.   Stir in peanuts and microwave on high 3-1/2 minutes more, then strir in butter and vanilla and microwave for 1-1/2 minutes.   Stir in baking soda until light and foamy.   Pour onto cookie sheet and spread thin.   Cool completely and break into pieces and serve.
Kara Kimbrough
Clarion Ledger
12/15/10


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