Pecan Brittle

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
• ¼ cup hot water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• ½ cup light corn syrup

Combine sugar, syrup, and water in a 2-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. Cover and cook 2 to 3 minutes to wash down sugar crystals from sides of pan. Uncover and cook, without stirring, until mixture reaches thread stage (230°). Add pecans; continu...

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