You know it’s my favorite post of the week, the Heirloom Recipe Series is back for another installment with Ashley Brooke Quinatana of Ashley Brooke Designs!
We’ve been tweeting for some time and even had a fun meet & greet at a past Gift Mart in Atlanta. She’s just lovely and I am thrilled to be partnering up {more to come, stay tuned!} And, hopefully you have already taken a moment to enter the fun giveaway she’s doing on the blog for her fabulous hand-illustrated lemon recipe & note cards!
I loved reading her yummy recipe below, and love that it comes from many generations back. And besides, as a true southerner, she had me at “buttermilk.” Enjoy!
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Heirloom Recipe Series with Ashley Brooke Quintana
This is my great grandmother’s (oh-so-yummy!) Buttermilk Candy recipe. I look forward to every Fall when the holidays start to roll around and I start smelling the buttermilk candy in the kitchen. Gosh, this stuff just smells amazing. My great grandma Ann used to make this and bring it to all our family gatherings in a beautiful tin, but now that she is 99, she’s earned her right to relax during the family baking season, and now my grandma Kay (who is featured in the old photo!) her daughter, is in charge of the buttermilk candy. It’s just one of those amazing feels-like-home recipes. I hope you enjoy!
Buttermilk Candy:
Ingredients:
2C – Sugar
1C – Buttermilk
1/4C – Butter
1t – Baking Soda
2T – White Karo Syrup
1t – Vanilla
1C – Peanuts
Mix in a large kettle, sugar, buttermilk, butter, baking soda, and Karo syrup over medium heat. Stir and check with a candy thermometer until the temperature reaches “soft ball” status. Remove from heat and let cool. Then add in the vanilla and nuts. Then beat until its very stiff, like fudge.
Mix in a large kettle, sugar, buttermilk, butter, baking soda, and Karo syrup over medium heat. Stir and check with a candy thermometer until the temperature reaches “soft ball” status. Remove from heat and let cool. Then add in the vanilla and nuts. Then beat until its very stiff, like fudge.
The lovely Ashley Brooke Quintana of Ashley Brooke Designs is the owner & creative director behind the beautiful illustrations. She has a great enthusiasm, loves to learn and try new things, and is sweet as can be! Her passion for paper cannot be denied. Be sure to connect with her on her blog, twitter, facebook, instagram, and pinterest.