"OLDE STYLE" PRALINES
1-1/2 cups
sugar
3/4 cup light brown sugar (packed)
1/2 cup milk
3/4 stick butter (6 Tablespoons)
1-1/2 cups pecans (roasted optional)
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup light brown sugar (packed)
1/2 cup milk
3/4 stick butter (6 Tablespoons)
1-1/2 cups pecans (roasted optional)
1 teaspoon vanilla
Combine all ingredients and
bring to soft ball stage (230 to 240o F), stirring constantly. Remove from
heat. Stir until mixture thickens, becomes creamy and cloudy, and pecans
stay suspended in mixture. Spoon out on aluminum foil or parchment paper.
Makes approximately fifteen to twenty pralines, depending on
size.
Note: To roast pecans, bake
them on a sheet pan at 275o F for 20 to 25 minutes until slightly
brown.
Options: Praline sauce (add
1/2 cup corn syrup to mixture).