Best South Carolinas Praline Grahams Recipes

SOUTHERN PECAN PRALINES

Steps:

• First, toast the pecans. You can do this on the stove over medium-low heat or in the oven at 300° F. Heat them until they are just fragrant and toasty, 5-10 minutes. Be careful not to burn them. Remove them from the heat and set them aside.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper and set aside.
• In a large heavy bottomed saucepan, combine the sugars, molasses, and milk. Heat over medium high heat until the sugar dissolves, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon.
• Bring to a boil and continue to cook for about 5 minutes. The candy should be at the soft ball stage or read 240° F on a candy thermometer.
• Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the butter, pecans, salt and vanilla. Stir vigorously for about 2-3 more minutes or until the mixture starts to thicken.
• Quickly drop heaping Tablespoons full of praline mixture onto the parchment lined baking sheet. Allow them to cool completely then store in an airtight container at room temperature.

PRALINE GRAHAMS

Steps:

• Line a 15x10x1-in. baking pan with heavy-duty foil. Break the graham crackers at indentations; place in a single layer in pan. , In a small saucepan, combine butter and brown sugar. Bring to a rolling boil over medium heat; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; add nuts. Pour over crackers. , Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Let stand for 2-3 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool.

THE SOUTH'S FINEST PRALINES

Steps:

• 1. In a 2 quart sauce pan, put the sugars, salt, corn syrup, milk, and butter in. Over medium heat, stir mixture constantly with a wooden spoon until sugars have dissolved and mixture comes to a boil.
• 2. Continue to cook to a soft ball stage, approximately 236 degrees F on a candy thermometer.
• 3. Remove from heat and allow it to cool for 8 minutes.
• 4. Add the vanilla and nuts, and beat with a spoon by hand for approximately 2 minutes or until candy is slightly thick and begins to lose its gloss.
• 5. Quickly drop heaping tablespoons onto parchment paper. If the candy becomes stiff, add a few drops of hot water.

SOUTH CAROLINA'S PRALINE GRAHAMS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. Line a cookie sheet with foil. Break graham crackers into sections and line as close together as possible. It will take approximately 1 1/2 packages, which is about 24 grahams. There are three (3) packages to a box.
• 2. Boil butter, margarine and brown sugar for three (3) minutes. Remove from heat and add vanilla and mix well. *I use 2 sticks of butter rather than one stick each of butter and margarine. You can also use two sticks of margarine and omit the butter if you prefer. It's your call.
• 3. Pour evenly over crackers and sprinkle with chopped nuts. Bake ten (10) minutes at 350 degrees. Let cool and peel off foil. Store in airtight container to keep them crisp.
• 4. Billy Dewar submitted his mother's recipe for Praline Grahams for his church youth group's 'Recipe Revelations'. A junior at Dreker High School, Billy hopes to attend USC in Columbia followed by a career in the Navy. He says he really likes these cookies but leaves the baking to his mother.