Creamy New Orleans Pralines

By BobN

Ingredients

• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• pinch of salt
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 quart pecans

Preparation

Step 1

Combine sugar, buttermilk, corn syrup and salt in a very large pan and bring to a nice rolling boil.

2. Add soda (it will foam considerably when soda is added), stir and cook until soft-ball is formed when dropped in cold water. Or softball stage on thermometer.

3. Then remove from heat and add vanilla. Beat until color changes and candy thickens. Stir in pecans.

4. Drop by teaspoons onto greased cookie sheet or wax paper. (Do it quickly before the candy hardens)