Bourbon Pecan Pralines
Total Time: 20 mins
Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 10
- 2 ounces butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- salt
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 cups pecan halves, lightly toasted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 -2 tablespoon bourbon
- butter
Recipe
- 1 melt butter over low heat in a heavy-bottomed saucepan.
- 2 stir in the sugars, pinch of salt, and cream.
- 3 cover and bring to a boil over medium heat.
- 4 remove the lid and boil rapidly until temperature reaches 242 degrees on thermometer.
- 5 (this is the upper limit of the soft ball stage in cooking sugar; a drop of syrup in chilled water will hold its shape well.) at this point, add the toasted pecans and stir well.
- 6 remove from heat and beat in flavorings.
- 7 continue beating until the candy loses its glossiness, becomes creamy in appearance, and starts to thicken.
- 8 quickly drop the mixture by tablespoons onto wax paper.
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