Dorothys Butter Pecan Fudge Recipes

DOROTHY'S BUTTER PECAN FUDGE

Steps:

• Mist an 8-inch square baking dish with nonstick cooking spray, or better yet, grease it using the inside of the butter wrapper.
• In a large saucepan, bring the butter, cream, sugar and salt to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently. When it comes to a rolling boil (the bubbles cannot be stirred away), boil for exactly 5 minutes, stirring frequently, and then remove the pan from the heat.
• Stir in pecans, vanilla and confectioners' sugar and stir until smooth and well combined. This may take a minute, and will give your arm a workout!
• Spread the mixture into prepared baking dish (a small offset spatula is helpful in this task to smooth the top). Cool to room temperature and then cut into little squares (5 or 6 or 7 rows vertically and 5 or 6 or 7 rows horizontally). Mixture will be somewhat crumbly, so cut using a very sharp knife or the edge of a sharp metal spatula, and avoid using "sawing" motions.
• Serve on a pretty platter, or store in an airtight container until ready to serve. Can be frozen airtight with waxed paper between layers.
• Makes 25-49 pieces. (Remember the math above? If you cut it into 5 rows by 5 rows, you'll get 25 pieces; 7 rows by 7 rows will yield 49 pieces.) This is rich stuff, so you can be confident cutting small pieces.

BUTTER PECAN FUDGE

Steps:

• Butter an 8-inch square baking pan.
• Combine butter, brown sugar, white sugar, and salt in a saucepan; pour in cream. Bring to a boil, stirring until butter melts and sugar is dissolved. Let mixture boil, stirring often, for 5 minutes.
• Remove saucepan from heat; add vanilla extract and mix well. Stir in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Fold pecans into fudge.
• Pour fudge into prepared pan and cool until firm, 1 to 2 hours. Cut into 1-inch squares.

BUTTER PECAN FUDGE

Steps:

• Line an 8-in. square pan with foil; grease foil with 1 teaspoon butter., In a large heavy saucepan, combine remaining butter, granulated and brown sugars, cream and salt. Bring to a rapid boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 234° (soft-ball stage). Remove from heat. Add vanilla to pan (do not stir)., Cool, without stirring, to 110°, about 30 minutes. Beat with a spoon until fudge just begins to thicken. Gradually stir in confectioners' sugar until smooth; add nuts and continue stirring until fudge becomes very thick and just begins to lose its sheen. Immediately spread into prepared pan. Cool., Using foil, lift fudge out of pan. Remove foil; cut fudge into 1-in. squares. Store between layers of waxed paper in an airtight container.

BUTTER PECAN FUDGE

Steps:

• Place two sheets of parchment paper, crisscrossed, in an 8x8 inch baking dish.
• Toast the pecans (if you have not already toasted them) for 7 minutes at 350°F on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Meanwhile, in a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the butter, heavy cream, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and salt to a boil. Stir frequently. Fudge should heat to around 236° to 239°F and not go over 244°F.
• Once the fudge reaches 236°F-239°F, remove from heat.
• Add the pecans and the vanilla to the hot fudge in the pan. Stir to just combine.
• Stir in the sifted confectioners' sugar until it is well combined.
• Pour the mixture into the lined baking dish, and add a few more pecans on top.
• Cool for at least 60 minutes before cutting and serving. Store in an airtight container.

BUTTER PECAN FUDGE

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan, combine the butter, sugars, cream and salt.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
• Boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla.
• Stir in confectioners' sugar until smooth.
• Fold in pecans.
• Spread into a buttered 8-in. square dish. Cool to room temperature.
• Cut into 1-in. squares. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Yield: 1-1/4 pounds.

BUTTER PECAN FUDGE

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan, combine the butter, sugars, cream and salt.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
• Boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla.
• Stir in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Fold in pecans.
• Spread into a buttered 8-in. square dish. Cool to room temperature.
• Cut into 1-in. squares.
• Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

FUDGE BUTTER PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Combine chips, evaporated milk and butter in small saucepan.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, til mixture is smooth and creamy.
• In medium to large bowl, lightly beat eggs.
• Add/ whisk in rest of ingredients til well mixed.
• Gradually stir in chocolate mixture then pour into unbaked pie shell.
• Bake in 375F oven for 40 minutes, or til just set.
• Cool on rack (top will look shiny like a brownie).
• This pie is nicknamed by a friend of mine as "Better than Sex Pie!".
• (She's 84, we'll give her a break!).