Best Buttermilk Candy Recipes

BUTTERMILK CANDY

Steps:

• Put all ingredients except vanilla and nuts into pan and cook, stirring constantly until soft ball forms when dropped in cold water.
• Add vanilla and nuts and beat till creamy.
• When cool, cut into squares.
• Also makes good frosting for spice cake.

BUTTERMILK LAYER CAKE WITH CARAMEL CANDY FROSTING

Steps:

• Beat shortening in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth and creamy.
• Gradually beat in sugar.
• Add eggs and beat well.
• In a small bowl mix flour, salt, and baking soda.
• At low speed, beat flour mixture and buttermilk into the shortening mixture, alternating between the two, starting and ending with flour mixture.
• Beat the batter for 2 minutes on medium speed.
• Add vanilla and stir well.
• Grease and flour 3 8-inch round cake pans. Divide cake batter evenly between the 3 pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until a wooden pick poked into the center comes out clean.
• Cool in pans on wire rack for 10 minutes, then remove and cool completely on wire racks.
• Once cake is cooled, bring 3 cups of sugar, whipping cream, butter, and 3/4 teaspoons baking soda to a boil in a heavy saucepan. Remove from heat and keep warm.
• Sprinkle remaining 3/4 cup sugar into a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is completely melted, syrupy, and golden brown.
• Gradually pour into warm cream mixture and stir until smooth.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring often, for 10-12 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Beat with an electric mixer at high speed for 8-10 minutes, until thick and spreadable.
• Spread frosting between layers and on top and sides of cooled cake.

BUTTERMILK CANDY GLAZE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in saucepan, mix well.
• Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
• Cook to 236* on candy thermometer.
• Do not stir.
• Pour over cake.

CANDY BUTTERMILK PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
• In mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars.
• Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.
• Combine flour and salt together and add to mixture.
• Blend in buttermilk and vanilla.
• Add pecans last.
• Mixture will be thin.
• Pour into unbaked pie shell.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes then reduce oven to 350 and continue baking for another 30 minutes.
• You may need to protect edge of piecrust with foil if it begins to get really brown.
• When done, pie will be a dark golden brown.
• Cool completely before slicing.

GREAT GRANDMA KENNEDY'S BUTTERMILK CANDY

Steps:

• 1. In saucepan, boil together sugar, butter, buttermilk, until it forms a soft ball stage in cold water. Remove from the fire, beat until creamy. Pour into buttered pans, cut in squares when cool.

BUTTERMILK CANDY

Steps:

• 1. Add soda to milk,add to sugar and salt. Bring to a boil for 5 minutes. Add nuts and butter.
• 2. Cook to softball stage. Take from stove;beat until smooth, Drop onto wax paper while hot.