Creolized Pralines
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Pecans replaced the almonds and milk was added. The final product was a sweet, creamy patty filled with pecans; the Louisiana sugar industry played a major role in changing the old world treat.
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This file appears in: Praline or "Pecan Candy"
Praline or "Pecan Candy"
Pralines are thought to have originated in seventeenth-century France when the chef of César, Duc de Choiseul, Comte du Plessis-Praslin coated almonds with sugar. While sugared nuts were already enjoyed throughout the world, the candy termed…