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Two things brought on this recipe. One was the fact a friend gave me 4 quart size bags of fresh picked Georgia pecans. The second, being that I had to find something to do with 4 quart size bags of fresh picked Georgia pecans! So, amongst the millions of choices, I went with two holiday favorites. Pecan pie and one of my brother’s favorites, pecan logs.
I have never made a homemade pecan pie before, I have only cheated and bought a prepared Cracker Barrel pie (which is quite good, by the way). I searched several million sites for a recipe and narrowed it down. My final decision was based on the syrup used in the recipe. I bought some Lyle’s Golden Syrup from World Market and had yet to use it. So this recipe was perfect. Check out the link for the entire recipe and a great blog… **post with pics to follow**
The other recipe I chose, the pecan logs, was a first too. Like I said, my brother really likes these rolls. Anytime we eat out at Cracker Barrel, I am pretty sure he buys one. I found this Taste of Home Recipe while just browsing a cookbook and went with it. It IS a winner! It really was not difficult and just slightly time consuming. Oh, and I burnt my fingers a couple of times on the candy and the caramel, so be careful. By the way, this candy is VERY sweet, so you don’t need much to satisfy!
Enjoy the pictures and if you choose to prepare either recipe, enjoy. Merry Christmas!
Holiday Pecan Logs (A Taste of Home Recipe)
Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons plus 1/2 cup butter, softened, divided
- 3-3/4 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1/2 cup nonfat dry milk powder
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 package (14 ounces) caramels
- 1 tablespoon milk or half-and-half cream
- 2 cups chopped pecans
Directions:
Butter an 8-in. square pan with 2 teaspoons butter; set aside. Combine confectioners sugar and milk powder; set aside. In a heavy saucepan, combine 1/2 cup butter, sugar and corn syrup; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved and mixture comes to a boil. Stir in confectioners’ sugar mixture, about a third at a time, until blended.
Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Continue stirring until the mixture mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon. Spread into prepared pan. Cool. *Let it cool enough to handle, but not completely, or you will have to re-heat it.
Cut candy into four strips; cut each strip in half. Shape each into a log; wrap in waxed paper and twist ends. Freeze or refrigerate until firm.
Meanwhile, in a microwave, melt caramels with milk, stirring often. *Heat for 3 minutes, stirring every minute. You will have to reheat it a few times too. logs in caramel mixture, then in pecans. Wrap in waxed paper. Store at room temperature in airtight containers. Cut into slices with a serrated knife. Yield: about 3-1/4 pounds.
*Suggestions:
- Make sure you roll the candy while it is still warm. I waited until the candy was completely cool before rolling and it was hard as a rock. I heated it in the microwave for just about 30 seconds and it was then easy to roll.
- Use a medium to large sized bowl to heat the caramels. Cover the roll with caramel but leave the ends open. Once you have covered the sides with pecans, dip the ends in the caramel then dip in the pecans. Otherwise you have nothing to hold on to and your precious fingers will burn!
BNDQ8 said:
they look absolutely delicious!! will surely try them out for new year 🙂
ijan said:
The candy looks awesome. The pecans add the crunchiness.
Theresa said:
Sweet, chewy and crunchy–these look delicious! What a beautiful way to use up all those pecans!
tia said:
i’m so jealous that you have all those pecans!!!
Freeforged said:
Dang, that looks tasty! I want one right now!
Ronja said:
Beautiful candy! And not just for christmas time!!!
Mikey @ Shabby French Cottage said:
Yummy. . .I don’t know if you remember the episode of Designing Women where the travel via car to Graceland from Atlanta, but that was the first time I heard of a pecan log or Stucky’s for that matter. . .I was on a trip with my youth group some years later, and we stopped at a Stucky’s for snacks and a bathroom break. . .needless to say I got a pecan log. . . .wow! I kept quoting the show, etc. etc. . .no one understood. . .thanks for the recipe, and thanks, too, to Pinterest, for steering me to your website! I’m hooked, for sure!
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nana1454 said:
Can you use caramel that comes in the jar?
laurelg1 said:
I’ve never tried that – but my bet is that it would be too runny.
Jennifer said:
Can you freeze these once they are completely done?
Tonya said:
Next time you need to get rid of that many pecans (or any amount, really) contact me!!! lol
ann said:
doo hoo d!!!Sweet site!!! Love the black background with the snowflakes. also pecan logs look yummy too
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C. Hoefer said:
Looks excellent, but I am not one to like the “white stuff” middle so I would make them like popcorn balls using Karo syrup and and add chocolate chips….omitting the confectioners sugar or in some recipes marshmallow altogether. Pecans are the best, but so expensive! I like the idea of Turtle bars! Ymmmmo!