This beloved Louisiana confection got its name from the tradition of young women in New Orleans making them before going to a ball and then enjoying them with friends (and beaux) at their homes afterward.
Yield:
Makes 20 pralines
Recipe from
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Ingredients
1 cup
firmly packed light brown sugar
1
egg white, beaten
1 1/2 cups
chopped pecans, lightly toasted
Preparation
Preheat oven to 400°.
Stir together brown sugar and beaten egg white, and fold in chopped pecans.
Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto a heavy-duty aluminum foil-lined baking sheet.
Turn off oven; place baking sheet in oven, and let pralines stand 8 hours in oven.
Note:
November 2003
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