Pecan Recipes

COOKIE, CAKE, AND DESSERT RECIPES

Micro-Brittle

Stir together nuts, sugar, syrup and salt in a 1 ½ qt. casserole.  Place in microwave and cook 7 and 8 minutes, stirring well after 4 minutes.  Add butter and blend well.  Return to oven and cook 3 to 3 ½ minutes more or until light and foamy.  Add soda and vanilla then stir.  Pour onto greased cookie sheet and let cook.  Pull at the sides as it cools to make it thinner.  When cool, break into pieces and store in airtight container.

Chewy Pralines

Cook sugar and corn syrup over medium-law heat until candy thermometer reaches 350^o F.  Remove from heat, add butter and stir until dissolved.  Add whipping cream (not whipped) slowly.  Return to heat stirring constantly.  Cook until thermometer reaches 242^o F.  Remove from heat and add vanilla and pecans.  Drop on foil sprayed with Pam.  When cool, wrap pralines in Saran Wrap.

Royalty Pecan Tassies

Crust:

Cream together cream cheese, margarine and flour. Chill for 1 hour. Roll into 1 inch balls and put in tins. (Use muffin/cupcakes tins, no paper cups needed.) Press into the shape of the tins. Sprinkle the bottom of each tassie with pecans (using ½ cup pecans).

Filling:

Mix well - brown sugar, egg and vanilla. Fill each tassie 2/3 full of batter. Sprinkle with remaining pecan. Bake at 350^o for 23 min. Cool and remove from tins.

Spring Green Dessert

First Layer:

Mix flour, margarine, and pecans together. Pat into a 9 x 13 pan and bake in a 350o oven for 15 minutes. Do not brown. Let cool.

Second Layer:

Cream powdered sugar and cream cheese together and fold in 1 cup of whipped topping. Spread over cooled crust.

Third Layer:

Beat together the pudding mix and milk for 2 - 3 minutes. Spread over second layer.

Refrigerate 2 or 3 hours or overnight. Before serving, spread 1 cup whipped topping over top.

Custard Apples

Put rack in center of oven. Generously butter 4 (3/4-cup) soufflé dishes. For caramelized apples, heat butter and ½ cup sugar in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. When mixture starts to turn medium brown (and the sugar clumps), add sliced apples. Cook, stirring often, until apples are softened and caramelized, about 10 minutes. Transfer mixture to bowl to cool. For custard, combine egg, cream, rum and 1 ½ tbsp sugar; which until smooth.

To assemble, divide apples among prepared cups. Pour custard over, dividing evenly. Use spatula to gently smooth surface. Place cups on baking sheet. Turn oven to 200^o F and bake until custard is set, about 40 minutes. Serve immediately or cool and refrigerate overnight.

To serve, reheat apple cups in a 200^o F oven for 15 minutes or in a microwave. Invert onto dessert plates. Garnish with 2 pecan halves and spoon 3 tbsp hot caramel sauce over pecans.  Makes 4 servings.

Royalty Pecan Pie Cones

            Spread pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan. Bake at 300^o for 15 minutes, stirring often until pecans just being to turn color. Combine cream cheese and mayonnaise, mix well.  Cover and chill overnight. Form cheese mixture into shapes of two pine cones on serving platter. Beginning at narrow end, press pecans at slight angle into cheese mixture in rows. Continue overlapping rows until all cheese is covered. Garnish with artificial pine springs. Serve with crackers. Makes 1 ½ cup.

Pfaffenbrod

            Mix egg yolks, eggs and sugars together. Add pecans. Mix thoroughly.  Add flour and knead in by hand as it stiffens it is really messy.

            Make into rolls about 1 to 1 ½" round. Wrap in wax paper, chill thoroughly.

            Cut into ¾" cookies.

            Bake at 325^o until golden brown. They will harden up over the first 24 hours.

Macronen

Beat egg whites until peaks form.  Grind pecans in food processor until fine. Add sugar and mix thoroughly.

            Fold gently into egg whites.

            Put small teaspoonfuls on foil on cookie sheet.

            Bake at 300^o (slow oven) for 25 minutes - They need to be crispy and chewy.

Cranberry Pecan Pudding

Arrange cranberries evenly over the bottom of a buttered 1-quart baking dish. Sprinkle with brown sugar and pecans. Beat eggs and sugar in a large mixing bowl until thick. Add flour, cinnamon salt and butter; mix until smooth. Pour batter over cranberries. Bake in a 350^o oven for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes. Serve warm with ice cream. YIELD: 6 to 8 servings.

Harvest Apple Cake

Combine apples and sugar in a bowl. Beat egg and oil together and add to apples. Combine dry ingredients and add to apple mixture. Mix well. Stir in pecans and vanilla. Pour batter into a greased 8-inch square baking pan and cook in a 350o F oven for 40 to 45 minutes. Serve with ice cream or vanilla sauce. YIELD: 8 servings.

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