Pecan Praline Beignets Recipes

PECAN PRALINES

Steps:

• Generously butter baking sheets.
• In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine brown sugar, white sugar, water and butter. Bring to a rapid boil and stir in pecans. Continue to cook and stir until large bubbles form on the surface, pecans begin to look sugary and mixture just begins to color. Remove from heat and drop by rounded spoonfuls onto prepared sheets. Let cool completely.

PECAN PRALINES

Steps:

• Combine 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 that hasn't melted.
• Cook until mixture reaches 238 to 241 degrees F on a candy thermometer or soft ball stage. Stir in the pecans. Remove from heat. Stir until the mixture begins to thicken and becomes creamy and cloudy. Drop onto parchment paper, buttered pan or buttered marble slab, using a spoon or ice cream scoop. Let cool.
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BEIGNETS WITH PECAN PRALINE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together warm water, sugar, and yeast. Let sit for 10 minutes, until it is bubbly.
• Meanwhile, using the paddle attachment for your mixer, beat an egg on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Add milk and vanilla to the eggs, and mix well. Then add 2 cups of the flour, and continue mixing until combined.
• Pour in yeast mixture into the egg mixture. Mix on low speed for one minute.
• Add shortening, and continue mixing.
• Add remaining 1 1/2 cups of flour and salt. Exchange the paddle attachment for your dough hook, and knead on low speed for 2 minutes, or until dough is smooth.
• Cover and let the dough rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.If making at least 2 hours ahead, let dough rise in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours.
• If refrigerated, bring dough out to room temperature 30 minutes before you are ready to cook.Punch dough down and turn onto a well-floured surface. Roll dough into a 1/4-inch thick triangle. Slice into 2-inch by 2-inch squares.
• Fill a wide and deep pan with 4 inches of oil, and heat on medium-high until it reaches 350 degrees.
• Working in batches of 4, fry dough squares until they are puffy and golden brown, 2-3 minutes each side. Using a slotted scoop, transfer to a paper towel lined plate and immediately dust with powdered sugar.
• Check the oil to ensure it has returned to 350 degres, then continue with remaining batches.Serve immediately.
• Place sugars, milk, and butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Once the butter has melted, cook and stir for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat. Add vanilla and pecans.
• Drizzle over beignets to serve.
• If sauce has cooled and thickened it can be reheated. Add additional milk to thin to desired consistency.

PECAN PRALINE BEIGNETS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over medium hight heat, combine milk, butter, salt and sugar; bring to a rapid boil. Remove the pan from heat and add the flour, stirring vigorously. Return the pan to the stove over low heat, cook, stirring, until the mixture forms a ball and leaves a skin on the bottom of the pan. Remove the pan from heat and let mixture cool for 10 minutes.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well with an electric mixer until dough is smooth and glossy. Stir in vanilla, pecans and toffee.
• Pour oil in saucepan or deep fryer to come 3-inches up the sides. Heat oil to 350°F Drop dough by the scant tablespoon into the oil and fry in small batches, turning them, until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Transfer to towel-lined platter with a slotted spoon and dust with confectioner's sugar and cinnamon. Serve hot.

NANNY'S BASIC PECAN PRALINES

Steps:

• Place sugars, water and cream in a heavy, medium saucepan over moderate heat. Stir often and cook to a soft ball stage, about 8 to 10 minutes. Use a candy thermometer; the soft-ball stage is between 234 degrees F and 240 degrees F.
• Remove from heat and beat mixture with an electric mixer in the pot on low setting until creamy, 2 or 3 minutes. Stir in all the pecans to coat evenly. Using a soup spoon or tablespoon, drop big spoonfuls of praline mixture onto a buttered sheet pan to cool.

YUMMY PECAN PRALINES

Steps:

• Generously grease a large slab or baking sheet.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine brown sugar, white sugar and milk. Bring to a boil. Stir in butter, pecans and vanilla. Heat, without stirring, 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. Remove from heat and let cool 5 minutes.
• Beat until thickened, then pour immediately onto prepared surface and let rest until firm and completely cool before cutting.

PECAN PRALINES (OLD FASHIONED)

Steps:

• Combine sugar, margarine and milk.
• Cook to a soft ball stage.
• (when a little placed in a cup of cold water forms a soft ball) Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and pecans.
• Stir until it begins to thicken (doesn't take long, will have to work fast).
• Drop by tablespoons on waxed paper or buttered dish.
• Ready to eat when cooled.
• Store remainder in airtight container.

TEXAS PECAN PRALINES

Steps:

• Line 3 baking sheets with foil and grease the foil with 1 teaspoon butter each; set aside., In a large heavy saucepan over medium heat, melt cubed butter. Stir in sugars, cream, milk, corn syrup and salt; cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until a candy thermometer reads 236° (soft-ball stage), about 20 minutes., Remove from heat; stir in pecans and vanilla. Cool, without stirring, to 170°, about 20 minutes. Stir with a wooden spoon until mixture just begins to thicken but is still glossy, about 2 minutes., Quickly drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto prepared baking sheets. Let stand until pralines are set and no longer glossy. Refrigerate until completely set, about 1 hour. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.