Title: NEW ORLEANS PRALINES
Categories: Candies
Yield: 24 Servings
1 c Firmly packed brown sugar,
-light or dark
1 c Granulated sugar
2 2/3 tb Butter
5 tb Boiling water
1 c Chopped pecans
1 ts Vanilla extract
Combine sugars, butter and water in a heavy 2 qt. saucepan. Cook over
medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture comes to a full boil. Boil
one minute and remove from heat. Stir in pecans and vanilla and beat two
minutes until mixture begins to crystallize on the side of the pan. Drop by
tablespoon onto waxed paper or foil. Work quickly before mixture sets. Wrap
pralines individually in foil or plastic wrap and store in covered
container. Yields approximately two dozen. Pat Empson 05/25 10:00 am
