South Carolinas Praline Grahams Recipes

PRALINE GRAHAMS

Steps:

• Line a 15x10x1-in. baking pan with heavy-duty foil. Break the graham crackers at indentations; place in a single layer in pan. , In a small saucepan, combine butter and brown sugar. Bring to a rolling boil over medium heat; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; add nuts. Pour over crackers. , Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Let stand for 2-3 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool.

SOUTH CAROLINA'S PRALINE GRAHAMS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. Line a cookie sheet with foil. Break graham crackers into sections and line as close together as possible. It will take approximately 1 1/2 packages, which is about 24 grahams. There are three (3) packages to a box.
• 2. Boil butter, margarine and brown sugar for three (3) minutes. Remove from heat and add vanilla and mix well. *I use 2 sticks of butter rather than one stick each of butter and margarine. You can also use two sticks of margarine and omit the butter if you prefer. It's your call.
• 3. Pour evenly over crackers and sprinkle with chopped nuts. Bake ten (10) minutes at 350 degrees. Let cool and peel off foil. Store in airtight container to keep them crisp.
• 4. Billy Dewar submitted his mother's recipe for Praline Grahams for his church youth group's 'Recipe Revelations'. A junior at Dreker High School, Billy hopes to attend USC in Columbia followed by a career in the Navy. He says he really likes these cookies but leaves the baking to his mother.

THE SOUTH'S FINEST PRALINES

Steps:

• 1. In a 2 quart sauce pan, put the sugars, salt, corn syrup, milk, and butter in. Over medium heat, stir mixture constantly with a wooden spoon until sugars have dissolved and mixture comes to a boil.
• 2. Continue to cook to a soft ball stage, approximately 236 degrees F on a candy thermometer.
• 3. Remove from heat and allow it to cool for 8 minutes.
• 4. Add the vanilla and nuts, and beat with a spoon by hand for approximately 2 minutes or until candy is slightly thick and begins to lose its gloss.
• 5. Quickly drop heaping tablespoons onto parchment paper. If the candy becomes stiff, add a few drops of hot water.

PRALINE GRAHAMS

Steps:

• Seperate each cracker into four sections.
• Arrange in a jellyroll pan with edges touching.
• Melt butter in a saucepan; stir in sugar and pecans.
• Bring to a boil; cook 3 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Spread mixture evenly over graham crackers.
• Bake at 300 for 12 minutes.
• Remove from pan and cool on wax paper.

SOUTHERN SOUR-CREAM PRALINES

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with parchment. Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in granulated and brown sugars, salt, and sour cream. Raise heat to medium-low, and cook, whisking frequently, until sugar has dissolved. Raise heat to medium-high. Cook, stirring frequently and scraping sides of pan with a spatula, until mixture reaches the soft-ball stage (240 degrees), 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat. Carefully stir in bourbon and vanilla (mixture will steam and bubble). Let cool, without stirring, for 2 minutes. Add pecans, and beat vigorously with a spoon until slightly opaque but still creamy, about 2 minutes.
• Drop spoonfuls onto baking sheet. (If mixture in pan begins to harden, stir in 1 teaspoon hot water, as often as needed; if it becomes runny, stir until firm.) Let stand until set, about 30 minutes.

SOUTHERN PRALINES

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan, combine the brown sugar, cream, corn syrup and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook until a candy thermometer reads 230° (thread stage), stirring occasionally., Carefully stir in pecans and butter. Cook, stirring occasionally, until a candy thermometer reads 236° (soft-ball stage)., Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Beat with a wooden spoon until candy thickens and begins to lose its gloss, about 4-5 minutes. , Quickly drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper; spread to form 2-in. patties. Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.