Chef Kevin's Mom's Pecan Pralines
Chef Kevin Belton, a judge in the Create Cooking Challenge: My Family's Recipe, shares his mother's Pecan Pralines recipe. Enter the Create Cooking Challenge: My Family's Recipe today on CreateTV.com/challenge.
Recipe Ingredients
- - Makes 24 pralines
- - 4 cups sugar
- - 2 cups pecans
- - 1 1/2 sticks butter
- - 1 can large evaporated milk
Recipe Instructions
- Dissolve sugar in cream and boil to the thread test (228 degrees) stirring occasionally.
- Add the butter and pecans.
- Cook until syrup reaches soft ball stage (236 degrees) or for, a soft ball in the water.
- Cool, beat until somewhat thickened but not until it loses it gloss.
- Drop by spoonful onto a greased marble slab or cookie sheet. The candy will flatten out into cakes.