Pralines Recipe
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Ingredients: 2 cups sugar
2/3 cup evaporated milk
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups chopped pecans
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Directions:In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, evaporated milk and syrup. Stirring constantly, bring to a rapid boil, until mixture reaches soft ball stage* (235° to 240° F).
Remove from heat, and add butter, vanilla and pecans. Stir vigorously, until mixture loses its shine, approximately 5 minutes.
Drop mixture by spoonfulls onto wax paper. Let it set until pralines harden, approximately 15 - 20 minutes.
*Soft ball stage – small amount of mixture dropped in glass of cold water (tap is fine) forms a soft ball
Pralines are best made when the humidity is below 85%, otherwise, the cooking and setting time increases dramatically. |
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Notes: These candies are another recipe that are a hit everywhere. I have yet to meet anyone who doesn't fall in love.
My mom got the recipe from a friend's wife. Way back in the day, my mom and dad went to dinner at a friend's house. Mom helped the wife clear the table, and the wife started making the pralines. Within a few minutes, the lovely confection was set and ready, and the wife happily gave mom the recipe. It's been a family favorite ever since. I think it was one of the first recipes my mom taught me,
It really is an easy recipe to make, but, at least where I live, it's easier to make it in we laughingly call winter - when the humidity occasionally dips below 85%, and the temperatures dip below the 80s.
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