Homemade Praline Liqueur Recipes

PRALINES

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• In large saucepan over medium heat, combine pecans, sugar, butter, brown sugar, milk and vanilla. Heat to between 234 and 240 degrees F (112 to 116 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet. Let cool completely.

PRALINE LIQUEUR

Steps:

• Toast pecans in oven at 350 °F for 5 minutes. Then take out and let cool.
• In a large mason jar combine vodka, split vanilla bean, and toasted pecans. Cover and store vodka mix in a cool dark place for 3 weeks. Mix up mason jar often.
• After two weeks remove pecans and vanilla pods in a strainer. Store in cool dark place for pecan extract.
• After pecans and vanilla have seeped in vodka and strained out then you can turn pecan extract into liqueur. Combine white sugar, brown sugar and water in a medium saucepan and heat over medium heat to a boil or until all the sugar as dissolved.
• Take sugar mixture off heat and let cool completely. Add to mason jar and store in refrigerator to keep chilled for later.

PECAN PRALINES

Steps:

• Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside. In a 3-quart saucepan, mix together sugar and baking soda. Add cream and place over medium-high heat. Cook, whisking occasionally, until golden brown and mixture reaches 235 degrees on a candy thermometer, 25 to 30 minutes. Add butter and pecans and mix together until butter has melted and mixture is well combined, about 1 minute. Using a tablespoon, drop mixture onto prepared baking sheets about 2 inches apart; let cool completely.

PRALINE TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. To make praline,toast almondsin rimmed baking pan for 10minutes, or until lightly browned, stir-ring once halfway through. Set aside.Line a baking pan with a Silpat (Frenchbaking mat) or parchment paper. In amedium saucepan, bring sugarand water to a boil over mediumheat. Wash down the sides of the panwith a pastry brush dipped in cold waterto keep sugar crystals from forming. Onceall the sugar has dissolved, increase heatto medium-high and continue cookinguntil syrup is a caramel color. Removefrom heat. Stir in the almonds using awooden spoon. Working quickly, pourmixture onto prepared baking pan andspreadout with the back of a spoon. Letcool completely. Break into pieces andfinely chop into 1/8-inch pieces. Using astrainer, sift out and discard dust. Setchopped praline aside.
• In a small saucepan, bring cream, butter, and corn syrup to a full boil overmedium heat. Turn off heat. Add 1 poundchocolate; gently swirl pan to coverchocolate with cream, but do not stir. Let stand, undisturbed, 5 minutes.
• Slowly whisk until combined. Transfer mixture to a large bowl; refrigerate,stirring every 15 minutes.
• After 45 minutes, mixture will thickenquickly, so stir every 3 to 5 minutes untilthick enough to scoop, 10 to 20 minutesmore. Stir in praline pieces. Using two spoons or a small ice-cream scoop, form into 1-inch balls; transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Chill until firm, but not hard, about 10minutes. Remove from refrigerator; rollin palms to form a ball, and press gentlywith fingers to create irregular shapes.Chill until ready to dip, up to 1 week.Place remaining 12 ounces chocolate ina heatproof bowl over a pan of simmeringwater; stir occasionally until chocolatemelts. Remove from heat; cool slightly.
• Very finely chop the remaining praline pieces in the bowl of afood processor. Do not let praline getpowdery. Place praline in a small bowl. Removecenters from refrigerator. Using onehand, dip one center into melted chocolate, then roll around in your hand tocoat evenly, letting excess drip back intopan. Place truffle in praline. With yourclean hand, cover truffle with praline. Letsit in bowl 20 seconds.
• Lift out, and set on a parchment-linedbaking sheet. Repeat with remainingtruffles. If your kitchen is warm, refrigerate 5 minutes to set. You can storetruffles in airtight containers up to 1week at a cool room temperature.

PRALINE LIQUEUR BREAD

Steps:

• Combine pecans and 1/4 cup praline liqueur; cover and set aside overnight.
• Cream butter and gradually add sugar, beating well.
• Add vanilla; beat well.
• Add eggs and milk, beating well.
• Combine flour, baking powder and cinnamon; add to creamed mixture, stirring well.
• Stir in pecan mixture.
• Pour batter into two greased 7 1/2x3x2 inch loaf pans.
• Bake at 325°F for 55 minutes or until wooden toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool in pans 10 minutes.
• Remove from pans; place on wire racks to cool completely.
• Drizzle 1/4 cup praline liqueur evenly over each cooled loaf.
• Allow to season for 3 days before serving.

PECAN LIQUEUR PRALINES

Steps:

• Combine sugars,salt and milk.
• Cook to soft ball stage.
• Add pecans and liqueur.
• Beat until stiff (a min. or so).
• Drop quickly onto wax paper.