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CRUSHED HAZELNUT PRALINE



Crushed Hazelnut Praline image

Use this recipe to make our Butterscotch-Praline Cream Pie.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Yield Makes 1 cup

Number Of Ingredients 6

Vegetable-oil cooking spray
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon light corn syrup
1 tablespoon water
Salt
1/3 cup hazelnuts, toasted, skins rubbed off with a damp cloth

Steps:

  • Coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. Heat sugar, corn syrup, water, and a pinch of salt in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. Continue to cook, without stirring, until deep amber. Remove from heat, stir in nuts, and spread evenly on baking sheet. Let cool completely on sheet on a wire rack.
  • Break praline into medium pieces, and transfer to a resealable plastic bag. Using a rolling pin, crush into pea-size pieces.

CRUSHED PRALINE



Crushed Praline image

Yield Makes about 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 cup sugar
a pinch of cream of tartar
1/4 cup water
1 cup blanched almonds

Steps:

  • In a heavy skillet dissolve the sugar and the cream of tartar in the water over moderate heat, stirring, bring the syrup to a boil, and cook it over moderate heat, without stirring, until it is a light caramel. Add the almonds and swirl the skillet until they are coated with the caramel. Pour the mixture onto butter foil and let it cool completely. Transfer the praline to a cutting board and chop it coarse. In a blender or food processor crush the praline pieces in batches. The crushed praline keeps in airtight containers for 3 weeks.

CRUSHED HAZELNUT PRALINE



Crushed Hazelnut Praline image

You can make praline from any variety of toasted nuts (preferably blanched or skinless). The Butterscotch Praline Cream Pie features this variation, crushed and folded into the whipped cream and sprinkled over the top.

Yield Makes enough for 1 cup

Number Of Ingredients 6

Vegetable-oil cooking spray
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon light corn syrup
1 tablespoon water
Pinch of salt
1/3 cup toasted and skinned hazelnuts (see page 343)

Steps:

  • Coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. Combine sugar, corn syrup, water, and salt in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. Continue to cook, without stirring, until deep amber. Remove from heat and stir in nuts. Immediately pour mixture onto prepared baking sheet, and spread into an even layer. Let cool completely on sheet on a wire rack. Break praline into medium-size pieces, and transfer to a resealable plastic bag. Using a rolling pin, crush into pea-size portions.

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