Orange Pralines
Instructions:
- 1 Quart Heavy cream
- 2 1/4 Cup Sugar
- 1 Orange
- 1 Tablespoon Light corn syrup
- 1−1/2 Cup Pecan pieces
- Cover a countertop with two or three sheets of parchment or waxed paper. In a large heavy−bottomed pot, add the cream and sugar.
- Grate the rind of the orange over the pot. Add the corn syrup and pecan pieces.
- Over medium heat, stir the mixture often until it becomes very thick and a candy thermometer registers 257 degrees, about 1 hour. Remove the pot from the heat.
- Drop the mixture by the tablespoon, onto the parchment paper, working quickly. Cool completely.
- Pry the pralines off the paper with a thin knife. Store in an airtight container between layers of parchment paper at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
- Give the pralines as gifts in individual decorative tins or wrapped in cellophane paper.
- This recipe yields about 3 1/2 dozen.