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Turtles Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
9 - 12 ounces pecan halves
2 cup light cream
2 cup sugar
1 cup light or dark corn syrup
1/2 tsp salt
1-3 cup butter or margarine
1 tsp vanilla
1 12 ounce package semi-sweet chocolate pieces

Directions:
Directions:
1. On buttered cookie sheets arrange 4 dozen groups, each consisting of 4 pecan halves.
2. In a large heavy saucepan heat the cream until lukewarm. Pour out 1 cup; reserve.
3. To the remaining lukewarm cream in the saucepan add the sugar, corn syrup and salt. Cook and stir constantly over moderate heat until the mixture boils.
4. Very slowly stir in the 1 cup of reserved cream so the mixture does not stop boiling. Cook and stir constantly for 5 minutes.
5. Stir in the butter a teaspoon at a time.
6. Turn the heat to low.
7. Boil gently and stir constantly until the temperature reaches 248º on a candy thermometer or until a small amount of mixture is dropped into very cold water and forms a firm ball that does not flatten on removal from the water.
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8. Remove from heat, gently stir in the vanilla and let cool slightly.

9. Pour about 1 teaspoon of the slightly cooked caramel mixture over the center of each group of pecan halves, half covering each nut to resemble turtles. Let cool about 10 minutes.
10. Melt the semi-sweet chocolate without stirring over hot (not boiling) water.
11. Spread over each turtle candy.
12. When set wrap each turtle in plastic wrap.

 

 

 

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