The Delta Queen’s Pralines
From hungrybear 13 years agoIngredients
- 2 cups firmly packed dark brown sugar shopping list
- 2 cups granulated sugar shopping list
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter shopping list
- 1 cup evaporated milk shopping list
- 1 cup milk shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla or shopping list
- maple extract (or a combination shopping list
- of both) shopping list
- 3 tablespoons light corn syrup shopping list
- 2 cups coarsely chopped pecans shopping list
How to make it
- In a large, heavy saucepan, combine all the ingredients except the pecans
- and mix till well-blended. Cook, stirring, over moderate heat till the mix-ture registers 240 degrees F. on a candy thermometer or forms a soft ball
- when a glob is dropped into 1/2 cup cold water. Cool the mixture slightly,
- then beat with a wooden spoon till creamy. Add the pecans and stir till
- well blended and smooth. Drop the batter by the teaspoon onto waxed
- paper and let the pralines cool completely before serving or storing.
- Yield: About 3 1/2 dozen pralines
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I had pralines for the first time in Charleston, SC a year ago and have wanted more ever since. Can't wait to try this recipe.
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