Homemade Praline Liqueur Food

PRALINE LIQUEUR

Steps:

• Toast pecans in oven at 350 °F for 5 minutes. Then take out and let cool.
• In a large mason jar combine vodka, split vanilla bean, and toasted pecans. Cover and store vodka mix in a cool dark place for 3 weeks. Mix up mason jar often.
• After two weeks remove pecans and vanilla pods in a strainer. Store in cool dark place for pecan extract.
• After pecans and vanilla have seeped in vodka and strained out then you can turn pecan extract into liqueur. Combine white sugar, brown sugar and water in a medium saucepan and heat over medium heat to a boil or until all the sugar as dissolved.
• Take sugar mixture off heat and let cool completely. Add to mason jar and store in refrigerator to keep chilled for later.

HOMEMADE PRALINE LIQUEUR

Steps:

• 1. combine brown sugar, sugar, and water in a pan over medium heat until mixture starts to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
• 2. Place vanilla beans and pecans in a gallon jar. Pour hot mixture into jar and let cool. Add vodka.
• 3. Cover tightly and store in a dark place at room temp for 2 weeks. Shake jar once daily.
• 4. Strain mixture and discard solids. Will make 4 1/2 cups liqueur

PRALINE PECAN FUDGE

Steps:

• Line a 9-inch Pyrex dish in aluminum foil and set aside.
• In a two quart heavy bottom pot, melt butter over medium-high heat.
• Add sugar and evaporated milk and blend well into butter.
• Bring to a rolling boil, reduce heat to simmer and cook approximately five minutes stirring constantly.
• Be careful not to scorch butter as mixture will caramelize.
• Remove from heat and using a large cooking spoon, stir in morsels, vanilla, marshmallow creme, praline liqueur and pecans, whipping constantly.
• Stir until mixture becomes creamy and slightly thickened.
• Pour into the Pyrex pan and allow to cool.
• Cut fudge into 1-inch squares and serve.

PRALINE POPCORN CRUNCH

Steps:

• Butter baking sheet and large bowl.
• Toast pecans and almonds until light brown.
• Combine popped corn and nuts in a large bowl.
• Heat sugar, butter, 1/4 cup Praline liqueur and corn syrup in a heavy 2 quart saucepan.
• Stir over medium high heat, to 275~, or until soft crack stage.
• Remove from heat, stir in 1 tbls. Praline liqueur and salt.
• Pour over the popcorn and nuts.
• Mix and spread immediately on baking sheet.
• Let stand 1 hour. Break into bite sized pieces.

PRALINE LIQUEUR BREAD

Steps:

• Combine pecans and 1/4 cup praline liqueur; cover and set aside overnight.
• Cream butter and gradually add sugar, beating well.
• Add vanilla; beat well.
• Add eggs and milk, beating well.
• Combine flour, baking powder and cinnamon; add to creamed mixture, stirring well.
• Stir in pecan mixture.
• Pour batter into two greased 7 1/2x3x2 inch loaf pans.
• Bake at 325°F for 55 minutes or until wooden toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool in pans 10 minutes.
• Remove from pans; place on wire racks to cool completely.
• Drizzle 1/4 cup praline liqueur evenly over each cooled loaf.
• Allow to season for 3 days before serving.

PECAN CRUSTED CHICKEN WITH PRALINE CREAM

Steps:

• In heavy saucepan heat oil over medium heat.
• Combine flour and pecans and season to taste using salt, pepper, thyme and basil.
• In mixing bowl combine egg, water and milk.
• Using a wire whisk whip ingredients until well blended.
• Season eggwash with salt and pepper.
• Dip chicken in eggwash and then in pecan flour shaking off excess.
• Pan fry chicken until golden brown on both sides or approximately 7 to 10 minutes.
• Remove and keep warm.
• Drain all but 1 tablespoon of oil from skillet keeping pan drippings.
• Add pecans and saute 1 minute.
• Remove from heat and deglaze with praline liqueur.
• Return to flame being careful as liqueur will ignite.
• Add heavy whipping cream and bring to rolling boil then reduce to a simmer.
• Reduce cream to one half volume.
• Season to taste using salt and pepper.
• Place chicken breast in the center of a ten inch plate and top with 2 ounces of the praline cream.

PECAN LIQUEUR PRALINES

Steps:

• Combine sugars,salt and milk.
• Cook to soft ball stage.
• Add pecans and liqueur.
• Beat until stiff (a min. or so).
• Drop quickly onto wax paper.

PRALINE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• The crust-in a small bowl stir together the crushed cookies and pecans; stir in the melted butter until well combined.
• Press crumb mixture evenly onto the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan.
• The filling-In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, brown sugar, corn syrup, and cornstarch.
• Beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Add eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in liqueur and vanilla extract.
• Stir in pecans.
• Pour the cream cheese mixture over the crust.
• Bake at 350° for 15 minutes; lower temperature to 200° and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until the center no longer looks wet or shiny.
• Remove the cake from the oven and run a knife around the inside edge of the pan.
• Turn the oven off; return the cake to the oven for an additional 1 hour.
• Chill, uncovered, overnight.
• The topping-sprinkle the pecans over the top of the cheesecake.
• In the top of a double-boiler, melt caramels.
• Stir in sour cream.
• Drizzle over pecans; chill until serving time.

PRALINES

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• In large saucepan over medium heat, combine pecans, sugar, butter, brown sugar, milk and vanilla. Heat to between 234 and 240 degrees F (112 to 116 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet. Let cool completely.