Candy Recipes
Cinnamon Pralines
Yield: about 4 dozen
Ingredients
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/3 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch salt
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
Instructions
- Combine the sugar and cinnamon in a heavy pot and stir to mix. Add the salt, milk, butter and vanilla and cook, stirring, over medium heat until the mixture reaches the soft-ball stage (about 239 degrees F on a candy thermometer).
- Remove from the heat, add the pecans, and beat until the mixture thickens. Drop by spoonsful onto wax paper. Cool, lift with a thin knife and store in an airtight container.