Hazelnut praline

2 .5 cups

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1½ cup Hazelnuts
½ cup Sugar
2 tablespoons Water
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 tablespoon Unsalted butter

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Toast the hazelnuts on a baking sheet for 7 to 10 minutes. Rub the nuts against each other in a kitchen towel to remove the skins. Slowly heat the sugar and water in a heavy medium size saucepan to boiling. Then boil rapidly for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon. Remove from heat, add the nuts, and stir until evenly coated with syrup. The sugar will start to crystallize. Return to medium heat to melt the sugar again and caramelize the nuts. Cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until the nuts begin to color. Stir in the vanilla.

(If the mixture begins to smoke, remove it immediately from the heat.

Allow it to cool slightly before continuing.) Continue to cook and stir until the nuts turn a nice golden color. Remove from heat and stir in the butter. Spread the praline mixture on a oiled piece of aluminum foil and let stand until completely cooled. Break the cooled praline into pieces and process in a food processor fitted with a steel blade until coarsely chopped. Store the praline in an airtight container. From The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook by Julee Russo & Sheila Lukins.

Submitted By TERRI WOLTMON On 04-23-95

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