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Buttermilk Pecan Pralines (Cook 'Em Horns)

Buttermilk Pecan Pralines (Cook 'Em Horns) Ingredients: sugars, granulated leavening agents, baking soda salt, table milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat syrups, corn, light butter, without salt nuts, pecans Dire...

Buttermilk Pecan Pralines (Cook 'Em Horns)

Ingredients:
sugars, granulated
leavening agents, baking soda
salt, table
milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat
syrups, corn, light
butter, without salt
nuts, pecans

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.
*** 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.