Acadian Pralines

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 3 tablespoons dark corn syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup pecan halves
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy 2 quart saucepan, stirl together sugar, cream, syrup, baking soda and salt.
• 2 cook over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves and mixture reaches 234 degrees on a candy thermometer.
• 3 once mixture reaches proper temp, remove from heat.
• 4 add pecans and vanilla, stirring constantly until the mixture is creamy and covers pecans with a slight opaque coating.
• 5 drop by heaping teaspoonful onto wax paper.
• 6 cool completely.
• 7 these should be stored in an airtight container between sheets of wax paper to prevent sticking.
• 8 this recipe can easily be doubled.