Peanut Brittle

"This is a wonderful peanut brittle that is easy to make and wows everyone! Have all the ingredients for this recipe measured out and ready. This recipe requires that you react quickly. You do not have time to measure ingredients in between steps."

Ingredients:
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup water
1 to 1 1/2 cups roasted peanuts with salt
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 teaspoon baking soda

Directions:
1. Line a large cookie sheet with tin foil, spray with cooking spray. Place in a warm oven 170 or less.
2. In a heavy 2 quart saucepan, over medium heat, bring to a boil sugar, corn syrup, salt, and water. Set candy thermometer in place. Stir in peanuts when the candy reaches 290* and continue cooking. Stir frequently until temperature reaches 300 degrees F (150 degrees C), or until a small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water separates into hard and brittle threads.
3. Remove from heat; immediately stir in butter or margarine and baking soda; pour at once onto warmed cookie sheets lined with tinfoil sprayed with cooking spray. Tip warm cookie sheet to spread candy over pan or with 2 forks, lift and pull peanut mixture into rectangle about 14x12 inches; cool. Snap candy into pieces.