Praline Cream

Name: Praline Cream
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar, divided; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1/2 cup butter or margarine; 4 egg yolks; 2 cups milk; 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted

7 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

2 cups sugar, divided
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 cup butter or margarine
4 egg yolks
2 cups milk
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Directions

1

Stir together 1 cup sugar and lemon juice in a 1 1/2-quart saucepan over medium heat, and cook, tilting pan to melt sugar evenly and stirring occasionally, until sugar melts and turns a light golden color. Stir in butter.
2

Whisk together remaining 1 cup sugar, egg yolks, milk, and flour in a heavy saucepan; bring just to a simmer over medium heat, whisking constantly.
3

Add sugar mixture to milk mixture immediately, and cook, whisking constantly, for 5 to 7 minutes or until it has a pudding-like thickness. Stir in pecans. Cover, placing plastic wrap directly on filling, and chill 8 hours.