{"id":286395,"date":"2011-12-18T05:24:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-18T04:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagingapp15670.cloudwayssites.com\/pralines"},"modified":"2022-09-02T01:03:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T23:03:51","slug":"pralines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stagingapp15670.cloudwayssites.com\/en\/pralines\/","title":{"rendered":"Pralines"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How to make real chocolates, like the ones you find in the streets, without a praline vat? I have found a simple and effective solution. I was surprised to find that making pralines, takes a little more time than I thought. There is indeed not only one, but three successive layers of sugar! In any case, offering “homemade” chocolates always has its little effect! <\/div>\n
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-350g raw unsalted peanuts (or almonds! but I love peanut street chocolates!)<\/b>
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Divide the sugar into three equal portions. Put 330g of sugar in a pan with a good pinch of coloring.<\/i>
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Add   enough water to soak the sugar, about 50g.<\/i><\/div>\n
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Cook over low heat. Bring to a boil. <\/i><\/div>\n
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Add the peanuts and mix well. <\/i><\/div>\n
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The sugar will crystallize and the mixture will sand. Spread the sugar evenly over the surface of the peanuts.<\/i><\/div>\n
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Allow to harden (sugar on peanuts) on parchment paper. <\/i><\/div>\n
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Sort the peanuts and put the sugar that did not cover the peanuts in a pan that contains another third of the sugar, water and coloring. <\/i><\/div>\n
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Bring this syrup to 119\u00b0C.<\/i><\/div>\n
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Place peanuts in a large bowl or kitchenaid or kenwood mixer. Drizzle the syrup in several small amounts, taking care to mix well and spread the sugar over the peanuts. The sugar will sand itself! <\/i><\/div>\n
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When all the syrup is poured and the peanuts are covered with sugar, put the peanuts in a very hot pan (the same one as before!) and let them caramelize very slightly. It is important that the sugar does not re-melt, but that only a small layer on the surface melts. This operation is not necessarily very traditional, but I find that the chocolates are better this way. <\/i><\/div>\n
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Put the peanuts back on the parchment paper and let the sugar harden. Separate peanuts if they stick together. Then put the peanuts back into the bowl. <\/i><\/div>\n
Repeat the last operation. Namely: make a new syrup with the sugar that didn’t stick, the rest of the kilo of sugar, some coloring, a little water until 118-119\u00b0C. Pour over the pralines gently and in a stream to coat the pralines with sugar. Let cool on parchment paper then caramelize lightly in the pan to create a small layer of caramel.<\/i><\/div>\n
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Finally, a layer of gum arabic can be applied. This step is not essential, but it will give the final look to the chocolates! It also protects them from moisture. <\/i><\/div>\n
Pour the gum arabic powder into a small saucepan. <\/i><\/div>\n
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Add water and bring to a simmer. <\/i><\/div>\n
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Gently drizzle over the pralines while stirring. <\/i><\/div>\n
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Coat all chocolates with gum arabic. <\/i><\/div>\n
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Pralines<\/h2>\n
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Comment faire de vraies pralines, comme celles que l\u2019on trouve dans les rues, sans une cuve \u00e0 praline? Je vous ai trouv\u00e9 une solution simple et efficace. J\u2019ai \u00e9t\u00e9 surpris de constater que faire des pralines, demande un peu plus de temps que je ne pensais. Il n\u2019y a en effet pas qu\u2019une, mais trois couches de sucre successives! En tout cas, offrir des pralines \u00ab\u00a0maison\u00a0\u00bb, produit toujours son petit effet!\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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