Pecan Pralines, Pecan Praline Everywhere
Pecan Pralines-A Treat from the South
Praline is a kind of sweets that is made up of nuts and syrup made from melting sugar. Some pronunciations of the word in the Americas are prah-leen, praw-leen, and pray-leen.
The name ‘praline’ comes from French which means powdered nuts that have been coated with sugar. They add praline powder to other ingredients used for making pastries and cakes.
In the United States especially in the Southern parts such as the states of Louisiana and Texas, pecan pralines are very popular. European people usually use traditional nuts such as almonds or hazelnuts and they just use sugar syrup to coat the nuts. Southern American people usually add cream to their pecan praline mixture.
In New Orleans, they have one special kind of these candied pecans which they call ‘praline candy patties’. Although these are usually considered as New Orleans candies, they are also very popular among other neighboring states.
It is very easy to make pecan pralines. All you need is, of course, pecans, butter, cream, granulated sugar, and brown sugar, and baking soda. These are the basic ingredients of a pecan praline. You can add other ingredients for unique flavour such as vanilla, peanut butter, chocolate, rum, and shredded coconut.
Although there are many manufacturers of pralines made from pecans, they do not follow one standard recipe that is why each praline has its own unique taste.
Ever since its popularity, praline pecans have been prepared as Christmas foods and have also been given to friends or family members who have sweet-tooth. So if you want the holidays to be really happy and merry, give pecan pralines to your loved ones and enjoy the sweetness and the tradition of eating them.