BRITTLE
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup, light
1 cups peanuts, roasted, salted, shelled
1 teaspoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
Combine sugar and corn syrup in a 2-quart microwave-safe dish, and microwave on high for 4 minutes.
Rub skins away from peanuts (if any remain) using a clean terry towel.
Stir in roasted peanuts, and microwave on HIGH for three to five minutes, or until lightly brown. Add butter and vanilla to syrup, stirring well.
Microwave on high for 1 - 2 minutes more. Stir baking soda into mixture and mix until foamy.
Pour onto a greased cookie sheet. Allow to cool.
Break into pieces when fully cooled.
Caution: Boiling sugar is very hot and will burn easily!
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