PRALINE RECIPE
OLD FASHION COUNTRY STYLE!
Pecan Praline recipe is country cookin,
home makin, old fashion, take you back
to them good old days, when everything
was made from scratch.
I am not just kidding you either. When
the season was right, my mom grabbed the burlap bags,
put us kids in the car, and we went for a drive.
This was not for the pleasure of a car ride. We were on a
hunt for these certain nut trees.
You got it! We were looking for Pecan
trees. Back in those days, it was allowed
to stop along the side of the country road
and pick the trees. As long as a house or
farm wasn't in sight.
If you like to order Pecans try the Bass Pecan Co.
We would pick these trees until we
had at least 2 burlap bags full, at
least 50 pounds of pecans.
The nuts would be placed in the shed to
dry, and during the winter we cracked all
of those nuts, and my mom made all kinds
of delicious candy, cakes, pies, especially a praline recipe.
PECAN PRALINES
INGREDIENTS
1 cup sugar
1 cup light brown sugar
(packed in cup)
1/2 cup light cream
1-1/2 cup pecan halves
2 Tbls. butter
1 tsp. vanilla-If you want to be real southern add a tsp.
of RUM.
#1. In 2-quart, heavy saucepan, combine sugars and cream.
Bring to boiling over medium heat, stirring occasionally
with wooden spoon; continue cooking to 228F on candy
thermometer, or until syrup spins 2-inch thread when dropped
from spoon.
#2. Add pecans and butter. Cook over medium heat, stirring
often, to 236F on thermometer, or until a little in cold
water forms soft ball.
#3. Remove pan to wire rack. Let cool 10 minutes, to 200F
on thermometer. Stir about 1 minute, or until mixture is
thick but still glossy. Add 1 tsp. Vanilla here, and RUM.
#4. Drop by spoonfuls about 3" apart, onto waxed paper, 2
layers of waxed paper. These make a large pattie. They spread
out alot. Stir in a couple drops of water if the mixture gets
to stiff.
#5. Store in a plastic container with tight lid. Place waxed
paper between layers. Keep in a cool, and dry place.
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