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Buttermilk Pecan Pralines

Recipe

Title:

Buttermilk Pecan Pralines

Categories:

Candies

Yield:

40 servings

Ingredients

• 3 c Sugar
• 3/4 c White Corn Syrup
• 1 ts Baking Soda
• 2 tb Butter
• 1
• Pinch of Salt
• 2 c Pecan Halves
• 1 c Buttermilk

Directions

1. In a large saucepan, (5 or 6 Quart size) combine sugar, baking soda, salt, buttermilk and corn syrup.
2. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
3. Reduce heat to medium-low, continue cooking until mixture becomes caramel-colored and reaches soft ball stage (238 degrees).
4. Remove from heat, add butter and pecan halves.
5. Beat until thick enough to drop from a spoon onto waxed paper.
6. If mixture becomes too hard, return to heat and add small amount of water.
7. Stir until smooth.
8. Yield: 44 to 48 Pralines.
9. *** Variation *** Reduce sugar to 2 cups.
10. Omit corn syrup.
11. Increase butter to 3/4 cup, add 1 teaspoon vanilla.
12. Include butter in cooking stage.
13. Add vanilla with pecans.
14. Source: Cook 'EM Horns cookbook, The Ex-students Association, Univ.
15. of Texas, Austin.