PEANUT BRITTLE WITH SPANISH PEANUTS RECIPES

Steps:

• In a heavy skillet (I think an iron skillet works best).
• Combine sugar,corn syrup, and water; cook slowly, stirring till sugar dissolves, cook to soft ball stage(275).
• Add peanuts and salt;Stir and watch so that peanuts don't scorch or burn.
• (They will pop & crack you want them to brown some for best flavor.) Cook to hard crack stage(300-310).
• Add butter and SODA; stir to blend,(Mixture Will Bubble), Pour onto buttered cookie sheet or cover with release foil for easy cleanup(do not butter);Makes2 1/2 Pounds.

Steps:

• Lay out several sheets of foil to spoon the hot peanut brittle onto.
• In a large skillet mix the sugar, syrup, and water together. Cook at a medium-high heat, stirring regularly. Heat until the mixture has a hard ball consistency. Heat to 250 to 265 degrees F (121 to 129 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a rigid ball. If you don't own a candy thermometer, occasionally hold spoon above mixture, allowing it to drip off spoon. When mixture is at hard ball stage, it will 'hair' off the spoon when falling, looking like a clear spider web.
• Once mixture is at hard ball consistency, add raw peanuts. (They will pop a little.) When mixture starts to turn a light clear-brown, as if it's starting to burn, remove from stove. Add soda and stir. Mixture will foam up.
• Spoon out bite-size pieces onto unbuttered foil, stirring constantly between each couple of pieces. Mixture can also be poured onto unbuttered foil as one big piece and broken into smaller pieces once cooled.