Pretzel Fudge

1 1/2 tsp. plus 3/4 cup butter, softened, divided
3 cups sugar
1 can (5 oz.) evaporated milk
1 pkg (10-12 oz.) white baking chips
1 jar (7 oz.) marshmallow cream
1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup crushed pretzels

Line a 13 x 9 x 2 pan with foil.  Grease the foil with the 1 1/2 tsp. butter.  Evenly sprinkle with crushed pretzels.  Set aside.  In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, evaporated milk and remaining butter.  Cook and stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved.  Bring to a boil over med. heat.  Boil for 4 minutes, stirring constantly.  Remove from heat.  Stir in chips, marshmallow cream and vanilla until smooth.  Pour into prepared pan.  Cool completely on a wire rack.  Using foil, lift fudge out of pan.  Discard foil.  Cut into 1" squares.  Store in an airtight container.  Makes about 3 lbs.

Comment:  I was looking for a recipe to make my white fudge with pretzels.  I normally use a powdered sugar recipe but wanted to try something different.  This is a little more work but the butter flavor is well worth it.  I usually add my crushed pretzels to the actual candy but didn't know if the added ingredient to this type of recipe would keep it form setting so I sprinkled them on the bottom and poured the hot candy over them.  I also sprinkled a few on top as an added touch.  This candy is too good!  I had to get all of it out of my house quickly so I wouldn't eat too much.

Sweet and Salty White Fudge

2/1/4 cups White Chocolate Chips
1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 cup chopped pretzels

In a heavy saucepan, combine chips, sweetened condensed milk, and marshmallows over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture is smooth.  Remove form heat.  Stir in vanilla and pretzels.  Pour mixture into an 8" x 8" x 2" pan lined with wax paper.  Refrigerate for 2 hours, or until firm.  Cut into squares.

Comments:  My daughters both wanted me to make them some fudge.  They wanted Chocolate, Peanut Butter and White.  Like my oldest daughter I like white fudge but also like the sweet salty taste  so I decided to take a twist on some candies I made earlier so I mixed chopped pretzels, salt and all, into my fudge.  It made some of the best fudge I've ever eaten.  And that was the same comment I received from those I shared my fudge with.