Pralines: Macadamia Nut Pralines
Source of Recipe
Tom Cooper, posted by catgurrl to recipecircus
List of Ingredients
* 2 cups sugar
* 1 cup buttermilk
* 1/4 cup molasses
* 1/4 cup butter
* 1-1/4 cups small macadamia nut pieces
* 2 tsp baking soda
* 1 tsp vanillaRecipe
1. In a heavy saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar, buttermilk, molasses, butter, macadamias and baking soda. Stirring constantly, boil to the soft-ball stage (about 234 degrees on a candy thermometer).
2. Remove pan from heat and stir in vanilla. Beat until mixture loses its sheen and just starts to set; then quickly spoon out by heaping teaspoons onto wax paper, preferably over a marble surface.
Makes 20 (2-inch) pieces.
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