Old-Fashioned Peanut Brittle

Yield: 1 1/2 Pounds

• 1 tbsp butter or margarine
• 1 can salted peanuts (7 1/4oz = 1 1/4 cups)
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 1/3 cups sugar

Directions:

1. Melt butter or margarine in small saucepan over very low heat. Add peanuts and salt; allow to warm.
2. Place sugar in large thick skillet over medium heat. Stir continuously until sugar caramelizes into golden brown syrup.
3. Stir peanuts into syrup quickly. Pour onto large buttered surface at once. With a big spoon, stretch and pull candy into thin sheet.
4. Cool; break into pieces.

Source: Domino Sugar Bag

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