Buttermilk pecan pralines (cook 'em horns)
40 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | cups | Sugar |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking Soda |
| 1 | each | Pinch of Salt |
| 1 | cup | Buttermilk |
| ¾ | cup | White Corn Syrup |
| 2 | tablespoons | Butter |
| 2 | cups | Pecan Halves |
Directions
In a large saucepan, (5 or 6 Quart size) combine sugar, baking soda, salt, buttermilk and corn syrup.
Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium-low, continue cooking until mixture becomes caramel-colored and reaches soft ball stage (238 degrees). Remove from heat, add butter and pecan halves. Beat until thick enough to drop from a spoon onto waxed paper. If mixture becomes too hard, return to heat and add small amount of water. Stir until smooth. Yield: 44 to 48 Pralines. *** Variation ***
Reduce sugar to 2 cups. Omit corn syrup. Increase butter to ¾ cup, add 1 teaspoon vanilla. Include butter in cooking stage. Add vanilla with pecans.
Source: Cook 'EM Horns cookbook, The Ex-students Association, Univ. of Texas, Austin.