Buttermilk Bacon Pralines

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 4 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy bottomed deep saucepan combine sugars, buttermilk, corn syrup, baking soda and salt.
• 2 cook slowly over medium heat for twenty minutes until candy thermometer reaches 235 degrees farenheit.
• 3 remove from heat and add butter, vanilla, pecans, orange zest and bacon.
• 4 beat hard with wooden spoon until smooth and creamy.
• 5 drop by teaspoon fulls into buttered parchment paper or silicone mat.
• 6 let stand 30 minutes.