Walnut Penuche Microwave Food

WALNUT PENUCHE (MICROWAVE)

Steps:

• Line an 8 inch square pan with foil, letting foil extend above 2 sides.
• Grease lightly.
• Spread nuts in a 9 inch microwave safe pie plate.
• Microwave uncovered on high 6 to 7 minutes, stirring 3 times, until lightly toasted.
• Melt butter in a 3 quart microwave safe bowl.
• Stir in sugar and milk until blended.
• Microwave uncovered on high 7 to 9 minutes, stirring 4 times, until sugar has completely dissolved and mixture has thickened and is a medium caramel color.
• Using potholders, move bowl to heatproof surface.
• Add vanilla.
• Beat with an electric mixer 3 to 4 minutes until smooth and shiny.
• Add walnuts and beat on low sped 1 minute to distribute evenly.
• Spread in prepared pan.
• Cool, then cover and refrigerate until firm, 2 to 3 hours.
• Holding foil ends, carefully lift candy to cutting board.
• Peel off foil.
• Cut candy in 1 inch squares.
• Store tightly covered in a cool place.

BUTTERY PENUCHE (BROWN SUGAR) FUDGE

Steps:

• In a heavy medium sized pot, bring first 4 ingredients to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly.
• Reduce heat to low and stir frequently until candy thermometer reads 240°F (soft ball stage) (this will take about 20-30 minutes).
• Pour into a metal bowl as a plastic one will melt and add vanilla.
• Beat with electric mixer at medium speed.
• Add powdered sugar slowly and continue beating until fudge is thick and smooth (about 3-4 minutes).
• Add walnuts and stir with spoon.
• Spread in an ungreased 8" square pan and refrigerate-uncovered for about 30 minutes.
• Cut into small squares and eat.

PENUCHE FUDGE

Steps:

• Butter a baking sheet. Butter the sides of a heavy, 2-quart saucepan.
• In the saucepan, stir together white sugar, brown sugar, cream, milk and margarine and bring to a boil over medium heat. Heat, without stirring, 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. Remove from heat and cool to lukewarm (110 degrees).
• Stir in vanilla and beat vigorously until mixture loses its gloss. Quickly stir in pecans and spread on prepared sheet. Score into squares while warm; cut when firm.

PENUCHE FUDGE

Steps:

• Line a 9-in. square pan with foil; grease foil with 1 teaspoon butter., In a large heavy saucepan, combine sugars, milk, corn syrup and salt. Bring to a rapid boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 234° (soft-ball stage). Remove from heat. Add vanilla and remaining butter to pan (do not stir)., Cool, without stirring, to 110°, about 40 minutes. Beat with a spoon until fudge just begins to thicken. Add walnuts; continue beating until fudge becomes very thick and just begins to lose its sheen (about 10 minutes total). Immediately spread into prepared pan. Cool., Using foil, lift fudge out of pan. Remove foil; cut fudge into 1-in. squares. Store between layers of waxed paper in airtight containers.

PENUCHE FUDGE

Steps:

• Coat a 5-by-10-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. Line with plastic wrap leaving a 2-inch overhang on 2 sides.
• Bring evaporated milk, brown sugar, butter, and salt to a boil in a medium saucepan, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, stirring frequently, until mixture registers 236 degrees on a candy thermometer, about 25 minutes.
• Transfer to a mixer bowl, and beat in confectioners' sugar on low speed. Scrape down sides of bowl as needed. Increase speed to medium, and beat until mixture is thickened and smooth, 2 to 4 minutes. Reduce speed to low, and add vanilla and walnuts.
• Spread mixture in pan, smoothing top. Refrigerate, uncovered, until firm, about 25 minutes. Unmold fudge using plastic overhang, and discard plastic. Cut into 18 pieces.

WALNUT CAKE WITH PENUCHE FROSTING

Steps:

• Grease 1 13x9 inch pan or 2 8-inch cake pans. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• For the cake, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time. Beat well.
• Add vanilla.
• In separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients.
• Add dry ingredients to sugar mixture, alternately with the milk. Mix well.
• Pour batter into cake pan or pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until cake tests done.
• For frosting, boil butter and sugar 2 minutes in microwave oven.
• Add milk. Boil again.
• Beat in sugar and vanilla.
• Make the frosting shortly before the time you want to put it on the cake as it gets harder with time.
• Allow cake to cool slightly before frosting.