Amish Pecan Penuche
"This is an easy candy recipe for children to help with"
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
32
ingredients
- 3 cups packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1⁄2 cups pecan pieces
- salt
directions
- Combine the sugar and milk in a 4 quart heavy bottomed pan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to avoid curdling.
- Cook until the soft ball stage is reached 234*-240*.approximately 16-17 minutes. remove the pan from the heat, and add the butter, and set aside to cool without stirring.
- When it is lukewarm 110* approximately 1 hour. but keep checking. beat until thick and creamy, about 2 minutes by hand. Add the vanilla, pecans and salt and mix thoroughly.
- Transfer immediately to a lightly buttered 8x8 pan.
- Cool completely and cut into 1x2" pieces.
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I love cooking, and reading Christian fiction..I have 5 grandchildren..4 boys and 1 spoiled granddaughter...I also have a black cocker spaniel named Tobey..who is very spoiled..Love computer games, cross stitch and reading cookbooks..I was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia almost a year ago, on September 26, 2005....was in an out of the hospital for 8 months, doing intensive chemo...I am doing well now, thanks for all the prayers...
