Real buttermilk pecan pralines (cook 'em horns)

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Preparation Time:

10 Min

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Difficulty:

Easy

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

3 c Sugar 3/4 c White Corn Syrup
1 t Baking Soda 2 T Butter
1 ea Pinch of Salt 2 c Pecan Halves
1 c Buttermilk

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 3/4
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.