Recipe Hot Cinnamon Peanut Brittle (Holiday)

Required Ingredients:

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1 cup dry-roasted peanuts
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon butter or margarine
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Preparing/Cooking:

• In a glass bowl, stir together the sugar, corn syrup, peanuts, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper until thoroughly blended.
• Microwave on high for 6 minutes.
• Slowly stir in the butter, and microwave an additional 30 seconds.
• Very carefully remove bowl from the microwave as the contents will be extremely hot.
• Gently stir in baking soda until mixture becomes light and foamy.
• Turn batter out onto a lightly oiled cookie sheet, scraping sides of bowl with a rubber spatula.
• Allow brittle to cool for 1 hour, then break into pieces.

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