Delight your guests with these delicious confections from France: the Praslines de Montargis are exquisite toasted almonds that are covered with a shell of caramelized sugar. In France, praslines are commonly believed to be caramel coated peanuts. But the real prasline is made of a delicate and tasty almond covered with a shell of caramelized sugar. It is varnished with Arabic gum, which gives it the appearance of a shiny pearl. The grainy surface of the prasline is obtained during a process in which the almonds and syrup are heated together in a basin to 293°F. At this point in the process, the “grossissage” begins to take place, where the sugar becomes crystallized and sticks to the almonds. The crystals form unevenly across the surface of the almond and form a rough relief. These irresistible confections are presented in a very charming tin box. (8.81 oz)
The word “prasline” has its origin in the name of the duc de Praslin, marshall of France, born in 1598, who had an impressive military career under the reign of Louis XIII. The duc de Praslin had a cook named Clément Jaluzot who invented the recipe of the prasline after seeing a kitchen boy scrape the caramel at the bottom of a cake pan while eating almonds. He then had the great idea of cooking almonds in sugar. One legend says it was the cook who gave the name of prasline in honor of his master, the duc de Praslin. Another legend says that during the French civil war called the “Fronde” (1648-1653), the duc de Praslin who was sent by the king to negotiate with the local magistrates of Bordeaux was forbidden to enter the town. Instead of giving up, he invited the warriors to dinner and at the end of the meal, they were given the praslines that made the guests really happy. As they did not have a name, one of the guests called them “praslines” to honor the duke's name. A third legend says that the duc de Praslin liked to seduce beautiful women and made gifts of the delicious grilled almonds in exquisite boxes to the ladies of the court. They were soon referred to as “praslines” to pay tribute to the duc. In 1630, the cook Clément Jaluzot settled in his hometown called Montargis, in the Centre region and opened up a candy-shop that he named the Maison de la Prasline. The Maison de la prasline was bought by Mr. Mazet in 1903. Today, the candy-store Mazet still makes the prasline according to Clément Jaluzot's recipe. Mr. Mazet devoted sixty years of his life to the prasline and turned his shop into a beautiful museum, Louis XIII style, with furniture like one could see in castles at the time. The square called Place Mirabeau and the building are reproduced on the metallic box that was created at the turn of the 20th century to honor the duc de Praslin.
Ingredients: sugar, almonds, acacia, vanilla.
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