Praline Pecans Cranberries Recipes

Steps:

• Place both types sugar and the cream in a heavy saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. When the temperature reaches 228 degrees on candy thermometer, stir in the butter and pecans and continue to cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture reaches 236 degrees. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the mixture to cool for 5 minutes. Beat the mixture with a wooden spoon until the candy coats the pecans but does not lose its gloss. Drop the pralines 1 tablespoon at a time onto a well-greased piece of aluminum foil or a slab of confectioner's marble. Allow the pralines to cool. They can be eaten as is, stored in tins, or crumbled over vanilla ice cream for a New Orleans - style dessert.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 F and grease a 13x9" baking pan, set aside. Cover large baking sheet with heavy duty foil, set aside.
• Spread pecans in single layer on prepared baking pan.
• Combine corn syrup, brown sugar and butter in small microwavable bowl and microwave on HIGH 1 minute; stir.
• Microwave 30 seconds to 1 minute or until boiling rapidly.
• Stir in vanilla and baking soda until well blended.
• Drizzle mixture evenly over pecan halves and stir until evenly coated.
• Bake 1 hour, stirring every 20 minutes with a wooden spoon.
• IMMEDIATELY transfer mixture to prepared baking sheet, spreading pecans evenly over foil with lightly greased spatula.
• Cool completely. Break apart with wooden spoon.
• Combine pecans with cranberries in large bowl.
• Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. You can also divide between cute cellophane gift bags and twist tie to seal.

Steps:

• Lightly oil a baking sheet.
• In a dry heavy saucepan cook sugar over moderate heat, stirring with a fork, until melted and cook, without stirring, swirling pan, until a golden caramel. Stir in pecans with salt until coated well. Immediately pour mixture onto baking sheet, tilting baking sheet to make a thin layer, and cool completely, about 20 minutes. Carefully remove praline in shards from baking sheet. Break about one eighth shards into smaller pieces and in a food processor pulse until ground coarse. Break remaining praline into 12 shards for garnishing desserts. Praline may be made 2 days ahead, ground praline kept in an airtight container at cool room temperature (if it clumps, regrind in food processor before using), and shards kept between sheets of wax paper in another airtight container at room temperature.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Cover a large baking sheet with aluminum foil and set aside. In a large bowl combine corn syrup, sugar, and butter in a 2 quart glass measure or microwave safe bowl. Microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir, and microwave 30 seconds to 1 minute longer or until boiling rapidly. Stir in vanilla and baking soda until well blended. Add the pecan halves and mix together until all the pecans are coated. Spread mixture onto a greased baking pan and cook for 45 minutes mixing the pecans every 15 minutes. When done remove from oven and spread on the baking pan covered with foil. Cool completely and break into pieces and add dried cranberries or cherries

Steps:

• Line 15x10-inch pan with sides with waxed paper. In heavy 3-quart saucepan, stir together granulated sugar, brown sugar, butter, milk and corn syrup. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil 7 to 8 minutes, stirring constantly, to 234°F on candy thermometer or until small amount of mixture dropped into a cup of very cold water forms a ball that flattens when removed from water.
• Remove from heat; vigorously stir in pecans. Spoon mixture into pan, spreading in even layer. Let stand 20 minutes or until firm. Break into pieces. Store in airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, combine the sugars, water, honey and cinnamon. Bring to a boil over medium heat; do not stir. Cook over medium heat until a candy thermometer reads 240° (soft-ball stage). Remove from the heat; add extracts. Cool to lukewarm without stirring., Beat with a mixer for 2-3 minutes or until creamy. Stir in pecans until coated. Turn onto waxed paper (mixture will be sticky); separate large clumps. Cool for several hours or until dry and sugary. Store in an airtight container.