Seasons Pecan Praline Peaches Food

CREAMY PECAN PRALINES

Steps:

• Mix light brown sugar, granulated sugar, heavy cream, butter, water and salt in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until sugar dissolves. Stir in pecans and cook over medium heat until mixture reaches the soft ball stage, 238 to 240 degrees F on a candy thermometer. If you spoon a drop of boiling syrup into a cup of ice water, it will form a soft ball that flattens easily between your fingers.
• Remove pan from heat and stir rapidly until mixture thickens. Drop pralines by the spoonfuls, 1-inch apart onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Let cool completely until firm. Store in an airtight container.

PECAN PRALINES

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except the pecans in a heavy saucepan. Over medium heat stir mixture until it comes to a boil. Turn heat down to medium-low and continue to stir. Spoon mixture up on sides of pan to melt any sugar that hasn't melted.
• Cook until mixture reaches 238 to 241 degrees F on a candy thermometer or soft ball stage. Stir in the pecans. Remove from heat. Stir until the mixture begins to thicken and becomes creamy and cloudy. Drop onto parchment paper, buttered pan or buttered marble slab, using a spoon or ice cream scoop. Let cool.
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PECAN PRALINES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Spread the pecans on a cookie sheet, and place in the oven for 3 minutes. For even toasting, turn the tray, front to back. Toss the nuts with a metal spatula and bake for another 3 minutes. You'll know they're done when they give off their fragrant aroma, and be sure to check them so they don't become overbaked or charred.
• Line a cookie sheet with baking parchment.
• Fit a heavy-bottomed saucepan with a candy thermometer. Over high heat, cook the cream, butter, and brown sugar to 240 degrees F (soft ball). If necessary, stir once to help dissolve the sugar. Remove from the heat and let sit for 15 seconds.
• Carefully (it may sputter) stir in the vanilla, bourbon, and toasted pecans. Vigorously stir with a spoon for 10 seconds, until the mixture looks creamy and slightly thickened. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet.
• Let cool for 20 minutes.

PECAN PRALINES

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with parchment.
• Combine the pecans, granulated sugar, brown sugar, cream, butter, corn syrup and vanilla in a large Dutch oven fitted with a candy thermometer. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Cook until the candy thermometer registers 236 degrees F, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and continue stirring for 1 minute; the mixture will begin to thicken. Working quickly, carefully pour the praline mixture onto the prepared baking sheet and spread thin before it starts to set. Allow to cool and harden for at least 10 minutes.
• Break into serving-size pieces. Store in an airtight container.

PECAN PRALINES

Steps:

• Place both types sugar and the cream in a heavy saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. When the temperature reaches 228 degrees on candy thermometer, stir in the butter and pecans and continue to cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture reaches 236 degrees. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the mixture to cool for 5 minutes. Beat the mixture with a wooden spoon until the candy coats the pecans but does not lose its gloss. Drop the pralines 1 tablespoon at a time onto a well-greased piece of aluminum foil or a slab of confectioner's marble. Allow the pralines to cool. They can be eaten as is, stored in tins, or crumbled over vanilla ice cream for a New Orleans - style dessert.

ANNIE'S PECAN PRALINES

Steps:

• Combine in a large pan the sugar, soda, buttermilk and salt.
• Cook briskly, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
• Add butter and pecans.
• Cook for approximately 5 minutes more, or until mixture reaches softball stage (234ºF).
• Remove from heat and beat until just creamy.
• Drop by spoonsful onto waxed paper.
• Store in airtight containers.
• NOTE: If you put newspapers under the waxed paper, it is easier to remove candy without breaking.

OLD-FASHIONED PRALINES

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and bring to soft ball stage (230 to 240 degrees), 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 275 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes until slightly brown.

PECAN PRALINES SOUTHERN STYLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Spread the pecans on a cookie sheet and place in the oven for 3 minutes.
• Stir and bake for 3 more minutes (Watch them closely so the don't get over toasted).
• Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• Fit a heavy-bottomed saucepan with a candy thermometer.
• Over high heat, cook the cream, butter and brown sugar to 240 degrees (soft ball).
• If necessary, stir once to help dissolve the sugar.
• Remove from the heat and let sit for 15 seconds.
• CAREFULLY stir in the vanilla, bourbon, and toasted pecans.
• (It might spit and sputter) Stir until the mixture looks creamy and slightly thickened.
• Drop by tablespoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet.
• Cool for 20 minutes.