Yield: 1 Servings
| Measure | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 2½ cup | Sugar -- raw or turbinado |
| \N \N | But brown will work |
| ½ cup | Water |
| 2 cups | Broken pecans |
| 2 tablespoons | Butter |
| 2 tablespoons | Cream |
| 1 teaspoon | Vanilla |
Caramelize ½ cup sugar and very slowly add ½ cup water. When sugar has melted, add rest of sugar and boil about 5 minutes. Add cream, butter, and pecans. Boil until syrup reaches softball stage. Remove from fire and add vanilla. Allow to sit a little while, then beat until creamy. Working quickly, drop from serving spoon onto marble slab. (that never works for me- I always use wax paper) "My roommate used to bring us her Memere's pralines after a visit home. She grew up and raised a family on a sugar cane plantation and this is her recipe.
Recipe By : DDMom
From: Emory!a4450gh.Esr.Hp.Com!garhow@sdate: Tue, 15 Mar 94 17:03:06 Est File