Dr. Pepper Peanut Brittle

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subheading: Ingredients:

1 ¾ cup of blanched peanuts, shelled

¾ cup of unsalted butter

1 ¼ cup of sugar

¼ cup of Dr. Pepper

1 ½ tsp of salt

½ tsp of baking soda

In a saucepan over medium-high heat, start to melt butter. Then add the sugar, salt, Dr. Pepper and peanuts. Stir constantly until the ingredients start to become bubbly. You’ll want to use a candy thermometer, boiling the mixture until it reaches 290°F or 144°C.

The temperature will be just under the hard crack line on your thermometer.

The mixture thickens as it boils and will condense to a frothy syrup consistency. Let the bubbly goo boil for a minute or two at the desired temperature. This will insure that the mixture will set once it starts to cool.

Remove from the heat and stir in ½ a teaspoon of baking soda and stir well until dissolved.

You may want to very lightly butter the pan, to make it easier to remove the peanut brittle.

On a large pan or cookie sheet, approximately 15×10 inch, (38×25 cm) spread mixture to a single layer. Allow peanut brittle to set until very cool to the touch. Then it’s ready to be broken and shared.

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