by Dale Matthews

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups pecans, chopped
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter, melted
3 eggs, beaten

Great quick and easy recipe from New Orleans, Louisiana “Cajun Cookin’ School”. Picked up the recipe at their store/kitchen/cafe on my way back from Katrina Hurricane Relief along the Gulf Coast of USA. Has been a great treat for friends with a sweet tooth. Actually my wife loves them too. I bake ’em, bag ’em 6 in a bag, and we eat ’em, whenever!

Directions

1. Mix all dry ingredients together in small bowl.
2. Add melted butter to beaten eggs and then add dry ingredients.
3. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
4. Use metal mini-muffin pans and spray with a non-stick cooking spray for baking or with flour. You MUST use metal pans and non stick spray or muffins will stick in pans.
5. Use a tablespoon and spoon each muffin about 3/4 full into muffin pans. Use a second spoon to slide the mix cleanly off.
6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake for 20 minutes.
7. Remove from oven and let rest 5 minutes. Gently tap pans upside down and muffins will fall out.

by Dale Matthews

Ingredients

1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 cup walnut
1/2 cup evaporated milk
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon honey

Original Pralines made with Pecans are traditional in the South. I grabbed a bag of nuts one day and did this recipe with Walnuts. Wow, turned out a little lighter and less sweet tasting. Great! Now I can eat more than one at a time. Pecans are too rich! Some original ingredients from Sara Dolezal, Allrecipes.com

Directions

1. Combine sugars and milk in saucepan over medium heat. Stirring, with a wood spoon, to not scorch milk.
2. Spray baking non-stick spray on cookie sheet or aluminum foil laid on top of thick towels.
3. Once mixture boils, stir in butter, walnuts, spices and honey. Continue to heat, without stirring, until between 235 to 240 degrees F. (113 to 116 degrees C) Recommended you purchase a digital thermometer – great investment!
4. Once temperature has been reached, remove from heat and let cool 5 minutes.
5. Beat until thickened until liquid poured from wooden spoon starts to pour slowly.
   Immediately drop by spoon-fulls onto sprayed cookie sheet or foil.
6. Let cool and freeze in small bags of 3 to 4 per bag. THESE ARE SO GOOD YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EAT JUST ONE!