Kahlua Pralines Sallye Recipes

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with parchment; spray the parchment with nonstick spray.
• Melt the butter in a Dutch oven, then add the sugars, milks and salt. Place a candy thermometer on the side of the pot, bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat and cook until it reaches soft-ball stage or 235 degrees F, about 10 minutes. Whisk in the pecans and cook, stirring constantly, until creamy and starting to thicken, 3 to 5 minutes; if it gets too thick too fast, add a splash of milk to loosen it up. Drop the pralines 1/4 cup at a time onto the prepared baking sheet. Rest at room temperature to cool, about 5 minutes.

Steps:

• 1. NOTE: Do not begin this if you have limited time - this recipe needs your full attention As always, read the entire instructions before beginning.
• 2. Place a length of parchment paper approximately 36" long on a clean flat surface. Optional - You can use aluminum foil very lightly sprayed with butter flavored cooking oil
• 3. Place sugar, butter, milk and coffee in large heavy sauce pan (5 to 6 quart size) over medium high heat.
• 4. Bring to a brisk boil, then lower the heat to just a brisk simmer.
• 5. The mixture will foam over the sides of the pan for the next 20 to 25 minutes. Whisk down the foam until it no longer overflows.
• 6. Continue cooking at a brisk simmer for 45 to 60 minutes, until a spoon of the hot mixture dropped into a bowl of cold water forms a soft ball. PATIENCE, you do not want to undercook the mixture.
• 7. When mixture is at soft ball stage, add the brandy, vanilla, chocolate and pecans, stirring them into the candy with a wooden spoon until well blended.
• 8. IMPORTANT: Be careful on the next steps- the candy will be way too hot to touch with your hands and can cause serious burns.
• 9. Remove a 1-1/2" to 2" scoop of candy mixture with a tablespoon, and use another tablespoon to scrape the ball of candy onto the parchment paper. Working as quickly as you can, continue until you have used all the candy mixture.
• 10. Allow candy to cool on the paper for 30-45 minutes until hardened.
• 11. Store in an airtight container. Tip: It's okay to sample before you store. Will keep in fridge for several weeks.

Steps:

• Combine water and instant coffee in a pot; bring to a boil. Stir light brown sugar and dark brown sugar into coffee, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring every 15 minutes, for 3 hours. Remove from heat and cool completely.
• Pour coffee mixture into a clean, large glass jar. Add grain alcohol, vanilla extract, and vanilla bean; cover with a tight-fitting lid. Let sit in a dark place, shaking occasionally, for 1 month. Divide into bottles, leaving a piece of vanilla bean in each.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine the first six ingredients and heat over med-hi to 260 degrees, using a candy thermometer, stirring frequently.
• Meanwhile, cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil.
• Stir in pecans and transfer to cookie sheet, spreading out pecans as much as possible.
• Bake for 12 - 15 minutes, remove from oven and immediately sprinkle with remaining salt.
• Let cool for a few minutes, then separate the pecans from the foil and from each other.
• Lift up the edges of the foil and toss the pecans so that the salt is evenly distributed.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Line an 8 or 9-inch square pan with parchment, letting two opposite ends hang slightly over sides of pan.
• For crust, in a large bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, butter and pecans, mix well.
• Pat into bottom of prepared pan.
• For filling, in sauce pan, melt chocolate, shortening and butter.
• Remove from heat and stir until smooth and slightly cooled.
• Beat in sugars and vanilla.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time.
• Stir in Kahlua, flour and salt.
• Add pecans. Pour over crust.
• Bake for 25 minutes or till fudgy--Do not overbake.
• Cool.
• For frosting, beat together butter, Kahlua, confectioners sugar and milk.
• Add more Kahlua if necessary to achieve spreading consistency.
• Frost cooled cake, either in the pan or lifted out by the parchment paper handles.
• Let frosting set.
• Slice into bars. Refrigerate.

Steps:

• Spread pecans onto a microwave-safe plate; heat in microwave, stirring every 2 minutes, until pecans are fragrant and lightly toasted, 4 to 6 minutes.
• Place Brie cheese on a microwave-safe plate.
• Stir pecans, coffee-flavored liqueur, and brown sugar together in a bowl; spread on top of Brie cheese.
• Heat Brie cheese mixture in the microwave until softened, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.