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PECAN LOGS




Source of Recipe


Cousin Josie


List of Ingredients




2 teaspoons butter, plus
1/2 cup butter, softened and divided (no substitutes)
3 3/4 cups icing sugar
1/2 cup instant nonfat dry milk powder
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 (14 ounces) package caramels
1 tablespoon half-and-half or milk
2 cups chopped pecans


Recipe




1. Butter an 8-in square pan with 2 tsp butter; set aside / Combine icing sugar and milk powder/; set aside/ In a saucepan, combine 1/2 cup butter, sugar and corn syrup; cook, and stir until sugar is dissolved and mixture comes to a boil/ Stir in icing sugar mixture about a third at a time, until blended/ Remove from the heat, stir in vanilla/ Continue stirring until mixture mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon/ Spead into prepared pan; cool / Cut candy into 4 strips; cut each strip in half/ Shape each into a log; wrap in wax paper and twist ends/ Freeze or refrigerate until firm/ In a microwave, or saucepan, melt caramels with milk, stirring often/ Roll logs in caramel mixture, then in pecans/ Wrap in wax paper/ Store at room temperature in airtight containers / Cut into slices when ready to serve.

3 pounds candy