Chocolate Nut Brittle

Chocolate Nut Brittle

Ingredients:

• 2 c Sugar
• 1 c Light corn syrup
• 1/2 c Water
• 1 ts Salt
• 2 tb Butter
• 3 oz Unsweetened chocolate
• 1 ts Baking soda
• 2 ts Vanilla
• 2 c Peanuts

Instructions:

In a heavy saucepan over medium heat bring to boil sugar, syrup,
water, salt, and butter, stirring constantly. Then cook *Without
Stirring* to hard-crack stage (300 on candy thermometer). Remove
from heat. Quickly stir in chocolate, then baking soda, vanilla and
peanuts. Turn into greased jelly-roll pans; with greased spatula spread
to cover pan. Cool. Turn out of pan onto waxed paper. With mallet
break into irregular pieces.