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Posted December 17, 2005 09:05 PM
Texas-Size Pralines
3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp soda
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 Tbls butter or margarine
2-2 1/2 cups pecan halves
Combine sugar, buttermilk, soda, and vanilla in a heavy Dutch oven; cook over med heat to 234 degrees (softball stage) stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in butter. Beat 2-3 minutes, just until mixture begins to thicken. Stir in pecans. Work fast and drop mixture by tablespoons onto lightly buttered waxed paper; cool.
Posted December 17, 2005 09:05 PM
Texas-Size Pralines
3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp soda
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 Tbls butter or margarine
2-2 1/2 cups pecan halves
Combine sugar, buttermilk, soda, and vanilla in a heavy Dutch oven; cook over med heat to 234 degrees (softball stage) stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in butter. Beat 2-3 minutes, just until mixture begins to thicken. Stir in pecans. Work fast and drop mixture by tablespoons onto lightly buttered waxed paper; cool.