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Sweet Potato Pralines

October 29, 2017 by The Runaway Spoon 3 Comments

I aspire to be, but am not much of a candy maker. I get a little nervous about the candy thermometer and the exactitude. In fact, I first started making pralines when I learned how to do them in the microwave. But I have been experimenting and expanding for awhile, and have come to discover making candy is not nearly as intimidating as I had feared. Sure, it takes some … [Read more...] about Sweet Potato Pralines

Pralines for Idiots

March 6, 2011 by The Runaway Spoon 9 Comments

Candy making is not something I typically try my hand at. All that talk about thermometers and stages and testing methods.  Those recipes always look like the kind of thing I don’t have the patience for.  Plus, once you’ve been badly burned by hot sugar, it makes you candy-shy. But this is an exception.  I call it Pralines for Idiots, because it really does away with all that … [Read more...] about Pralines for Idiots

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