Pralines 2

40 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 cups Sugar
½ cup Light brown sugar
½ cup Water
1 cup Evaporated milk
1 Stick of butter
½ teaspoon Salt
4 cups Pecan pieces
1½ teaspoon Vanilla extract

Directions

Mix the sugar, brown sugar, water, evaporated milk, butter, and salt in a medium-size heavy saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. When the mixture begins to boil, reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring constantly, until a soft ball forms when a small amount of the mixture is dropped into cold water. Add the pecans and cook for 4 more minutes.

Remove from the heat and beat in the vanilla for 1 minute, then drop about 2 tablespoonfuls at a time onto a buttered platter or waxed paper.

Let the pralines harden, then store in a tightly covered container in a cool place.

Makes about 40 pralines.

Lagniappe: Pralines wil easily keep a week without any loss of texture or flavor. Do not freeze. An excellent candy or dessert. Each praline has about 198 calories.

FROM: La Cuisine Cajun by Jude W. Theriot. Published by Pelican Publishing Company. 1101 Monroe Street, Gretna, La. 1986 ISBN 0-88289-489-7 Shared by Robert Rostrup

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