n.
A fudgelike confection of brown sugar, cream or milk, and chopped nuts.
[Variant of PANOCHA.]
penuche
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pe·nu·che pe·nu·chi (pə-nū'chē)  or pa·no·cha
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also (-nō'chə) or pa·no·che (-chē)
n.
A fudgelike confection of brown sugar, cream or milk, and chopped nuts.
n.
A fudgelike confection of brown sugar, cream or milk, and chopped nuts.
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Candy made from brown sugar and beaten until it is smooth and creamy.
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[puh-NOO-chee] A creamy, fudgelike candy made with brown sugar, butter, milk or cream and vanilla. Chopped nuts are sometimes added. The mixture is heated to the soft-ball stage, whipped until thick and either dropped onto a cookie sheet or poured into a pan and allowed to set. The name is derived from the Mexican word for "raw sugar" or "brown sugar".
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts
Synonyms: penoche, panoche, panocha
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Penuche is a fudge-like candy made from brown sugar, butter, and milk,[1] using no flavorings except for vanilla. Penuche often has a tannish color to it and is lighter than regular fudge.[2] It is formed by the caramelization of brown sugar, and thus its flavor is said to be reminiscent of caramel. Nuts, especially pecans, are often added to penuche for texture, especially in the making of penuche candies.[1] It is primarily a regional food, found in New England and some places in the Southern United States, though in the latter it goes by different names, usually "Brown Sugar Fudge Candy".
Penuche is classed in the fudge family because it follows a similar method of preparation: 1. a fat-sugar solution is heated to the soft ball stage (about 236 degrees F) 2. the solution is cooled without disturbance to lukewarm (about 110 degrees F) 3. flavorings are added and the solution is beaten until thick 4. the mixture is poured into a pan, allowed to cool, and cut into bite-sized pieces. Most traditional (i.e. not "non-cook" or "quick") fudges follow a similar preparation method. What distinguishes penuche is the use of brown sugar rather than white.
In recent years, it has become common in New England to add maple syrup to the recipe for penuche fudge. Some confectioners will call this "maple syrup penuche fudge" and others don't make any distinction at all - such is the popularity of this newer recipe.
Penuche is also used as a boiled icing flavor. It was once very popular in Hawaii where the name was localized as Panocha or Panuche. "Panocha" is said to come from the Spanish word for raw sugar (but also Spanish slang for Vulva).[3] Hawaiian cooks often reminisce about both panocha fudge and icing. As an icing, it was common as topping for prune cake.[4] Other names for Penuche include Noochie and creamy praline fudge.
One penuche-style recipe is called "no bake penuche drop cookies",[5] which involves using brown sugar, milk, butter, oats, and nuts to make.
July 22 is National Penuche Day in the United States.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Penuche Candy: What is it and how is it spelled?". 2005-11-01. http://www.pastrysampler.com/Questions_and_Answers/penuche.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
- ^ Bob Sassone (2007-07-22). "Happy National Penuche Fudge Day! - Slashfood". http://www.slashfood.com/2007/07/22/happy-national-penuche-fudge-day/. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
- ^ The Woman's Day Encyclopedia of Cookery. New York: Fawcett Publications. 1966. Vol. 9. s.v. "Penuche"
- ^ māʻona archives: Penuche
- ^ "About.com Southern Food: No bake Penuche Cookies". http://southernfood.about.com/od/nobakecookies/r/blbb600.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-13.
- ^ http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/National_Symbols/American_Hollidays.html. Accessed 10/30/08.
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