Peanut Brittle

Prep : 5 minutes   Cook: 50 minutes + cooling  Makes 3 pounds

3            cups sugar
2            cups water
3/4         cup light corn syrup
1/4         cup dark corn syrup
2            cups spanish or cocktail peanuts
2            talespoons butter
1             tablespoon baking soda
1            teaspoon vanilla extract

1 .      Line three 15-inch x 1-inch pans with parchment paper ( do not spray or grease).
2 .      In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar , water and corn syrups . Bring to a boil  , stirring  constantly to dissolve sugar . Using a pastry brush  dipped in water  , wash down the sides of the pan to eliminate  sugar crystals . Cook withour stirring  over medium heat  until  a candy thermometer  reads 260* (hard ball stage).
3 .       Stir in peanuts  and butter ; cook to 300* (hard-crack stage) .
4 .       Remove from heat  ; stir in baking soda  and vanilla  . (Mixture will foam) . Immediately pour into prepared pans  , spreading as thin as possible . Cool completely  . Break into pieces . Store between layers of waxed paper  in airtight containers .

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