Pumpkin Seed Praline

Serves: 4

Clarabelle Lynch

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

56

Spice

50

Sweetness

45

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Sugar

1 cup

Water

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 250°F

2

Lightly oil a large sheet of foil on a baking sheet and keep warm in oven

3

Cook sugar, water, and a pinch of salt in a deep 2-quart heavy saucepan over moderately low heat, stirring slowly with a metal fork, until melted and pale golden

4

Cook caramel without stirring, swirling pan, until deep golden

5

Immediately stir in pumpkin seeds and quickly pour onto foil, spreading into a thin sheet before it hardens

6

(If caramel hardens and is difficult to spread, put in a 400°F oven until warm enough to spread, 1 to 2 minutes

7

) Cool praline on baking sheet on a rack until completely hardened, then break into large pieces

8

Preheat oven to 250°F

9

Lightly oil a large sheet of foil on a baking sheet and keep warm in oven

10

Cook sugar, water, and a pinch of salt in a deep 2-quart heavy saucepan over moderately low heat, stirring slowly with a metal fork, until melted and pale golden

11

Cook caramel without stirring, swirling pan, until deep golden

12

Immediately stir in pumpkin seeds and quickly pour onto foil, spreading into a thin sheet before it hardens

13

(If caramel hardens and is difficult to spread, put in a 400°F oven until warm enough to spread, 1 to 2 minutes

14

) Cool praline on baking sheet on a rack until completely hardened, then break into large pieces