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Buttermilk Pralines

Created by Fizzybrat on October 2, 2017

Step 1: Butter the sides of a heavy 2-quart saucepan.
Step 2: In the saucepan combine brown sugar and buttermilk.
Step 3: Cook over medium-high heat to boiling, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to dissolve sugar. Carefully clip candy thermometer to pan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until thermometer registers 234 degree F, soft-ball stage.
Step 4: Remove saucepan from heat.
Step 5: Add the 2 tablespoons butter, but do not stir. Cool, without stirring, to 150 degree F.
Step 6: Remove candy thermometer from saucepan.
Step 7: Immediately stir in pecans.
Step 8: Beat vigorously with a wooden spoon until candy is just beginning to thicken, but is still glossy.
Step 9: Quickly drop the candy from a teaspoon onto a baking sheet lined with waxed paper.
Step 10: If the candy becomes too stiff to drop easily from the spoon, stir in a few drops of hot water.
Step 11: Store tightly covered.