georgia's famous pecan pralines
My daughter-in-law is from Georgia and when we go and visit I just love to go downtown Savannah to eat Pralines.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 cup half-and-half
- 1/3 stick butter
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups whole pecans
How To Make georgia's famous pecan pralines
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Step 1Combine all ingredients except the pecans in a heavy saucepan. Over medium heat stir mixture until it comes to a boil. Turn heat down to medium low and continue to stir. Spoon mixture up on sides of pan to melt any sugar the hasn't melted.
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Step 2Cook until mixture reaches 238 to 241 degrees on a candy thermometer or soft ball stage. Stir in the pecans.
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Step 3Remove from heat Stir until the mixture begins to thicken and becomes creamy and cloudy. Drop onto parchment paper, buttered pan or butterd marble slab, using a spoon or ice cream scoop. Let cool.
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