Aunt Bill's Brown Candy

Name: Aunt Bill's Brown Candy
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 15
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking soda; 118 milliliters butter; 473 milliliters heavy cream; 907 grams pecan halves or pieces; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 liters white sugar, divided

Aunt Bill's Brown Candy might be Head to the store and pick up sugar, vanillan extract, pecan halves, and a few other things to make it today. Users who liked this recipe also liked Aunt Bill's Brown Candy, Aunt Peggy and Uncle Bill's Stuffed Cabbage, and Bill's Roasted Vegetables.

Instructions

Butter a 9x13 inch dish and a medium, heavy saucepan.

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In the buttered saucepan, combine 4 cups sugar and the cream. Have ready.

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Cream

Sugar

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In a large heavy skillet over medium heat, pour the remaining 2 cups sugar. Cook, stirring constantly, until sugar begins to melt.

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Place the saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally. Continue to cook and stir the sugar in the skillet until it is completely melted and light brown.

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Pour the melted sugar very slowly, in a thin stream, into the lightly simmering cream, stirring constantly (This step may take five minutes, and works best if someone strong pours the melted sugar v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y.)

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Heat now, without stirring, to 242 to 248 degrees F (116 to 120 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a firm but pliable ball.

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Remove from heat and stir in baking soda (mixture will foam). Drop the butter into the foaming mixture and let rest without stirring 30 minutes.

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Stir in the vanilla with a wooden spoon and continue to stir vigorously until mixture loses its gloss, 10 to 15 minutes. Then fold in pecans and quickly turn candy into the prepared 9x13 inch dish.

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Let cool until just warm and cut in 1 inch pieces.

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Ingredients

Servings:

1teaspoons

baking soda 118milliliters

butter 473milliliters

heavy cream 907grams

pecan halves or pieces 1teaspoon

vanilla extract 1liters

white sugar, divided

Recommended wine: Sparkling Wine, Sparkling Rose

Antipasti works really well with Sparkling Wine and Sparkling rosé. If you're serving a selection of appetizers, you can't go wrong with these. Both are very food friendly and complement a variety of flavors. One wine you could try is Nomine Renard Brut. It has 5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 50 dollars.

Nomine Renard Brut

Citrus notes, white peach and butter biscuits, fresh and rich mouth, fruity and crispy with a mineral finish.Blend: 40% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir, 30% Pinot Meunier