Peanut Butter Balls

Peanut Butter Balls

1 c. peanut butter
1 c. powdered milk
1/2 c. honey
Blend all ingredients together (preferrably with hands).Roll into balls the size of large marbles and refrigerate.
Optional:
roll balls in powdered cocoa
roll balls in coconut dip into chocolate fondue yuummmmm
Lisa Pralines
Somebody posted recently, asking for a recipe for Southern-style pralines.I spent a week this summer in New Orleans, searching for the best praline, and I found it at the Louisiana General Store’s Cooking School. Below is the recipe they gave out:
1-1/2 cups sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
3/4 stick butter
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup milk
1-1/2 cups pecans
1) Combine all ingredients.
2) Bring to soft ball stage (238-240 degrees).
3) Remove from heat and stir until mixture cools and thickens.
4) Spoon out on buttered wax paper or aluminum foil.
They’re also available by mail-order ($5/dozen + shipping) if you’re feeling lazy.
Pralines
I grew up in New Orleans, and I always make Pralines at Christmas for my west coast friends……
2 cups light brown sugar
1/2 cup of evaporated milk (NOT condensed)
1/4 cup of butter
2 1/3 cup of pecans (whole or chopped)
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1. Combine sugar and milk in a saucepan, bring to a boil and continue to cook until a drop forms in a soft ball in cold water, stirring often.
2. Add butter and pecans; bring back to soft-ball stage while stirring constantly.
3. Remove from heat, add vanilla and beat until mixture begins to thicken.
4. Drop by teaspoon on wax paper. makes about 30 pralines