Most of the cooking I do comes from what I ate and learned to love while growing up in New Orleans. I cook for my son's french class each year when they celebrate Mardi Gras. I came across an easy way to make one of our famous candies....Pralines. Hope somebody else will enjoy as well as we do.
2 cups of sugar
2 cups pecan halves
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
Combine first five ingredients in a 4 quart glass casserole dish. Microwave on high for 12 minutes, stirring every four minutes. Add baking soda, stirring well as it foams. Microwave on high for 1 more minute. Beat mixture until thickened and it losses it gloss (1 min)
(note: at this point I change it and add 1 teas of vanilla and beat for 1 more minute.)
Drop by teaspoonsful onto waxed paper and let stand till firm.
I love these things!
lindaann, for sharing ......my MIL is moving to Louisiana, in Aug. and she is a Wisconsinite all the way for her whole life, so it would be so for her to try this recipe and and have it when she moves there to make for her future husband.
for sharing ......my MIL is moving to Louisiana, in Aug. and she is a Wisconsinite all the way for her whole life, so it would be so 
for her to try this recipe and and have it when she moves there to make for her future husband.
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