buttery cashew brittle

How To Make buttery cashew brittle

• Step 1
  In a 3 qt sauce pan,cook and stir sugar, corn syrup and water bringing it to a boil
• Step 2
  Add butter.
• Step 3
  Clip on candy thermometer
• Step 4
  Reduce heat to medium low; continue to boil at moderate steady rate, stirring occasionally until 280 degrees (about 35 minutes).
• Step 5
  With wood spoon stir in 3 cups of nuts.
• Step 6
  Continue over medium low stirring frequently until 300 deg. (10-15 minutes) Hard crack stage.
• Step 7
  Remove – quickly stir in 1 tsp. sifted baking soda.
• Step 8
  Pour onto 2 buttered 10 x 15 x 1 pans or baking sheet.
• Step 9
  As it cools stretch out by lifting and pulling with forks. (BE CAREFUL AS IT IS VERY HOT) Loosen asap and break into bite-sized pieces.
• Step 10
  Store in a tight fitting container.
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