Pralines Amaretto

One of a lovely praline quartet from The Times-Picayune. This one did not have an amount or serving size so I guesstimated.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Yields: 3 cups

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups brown sugar
• 1 1⁄2 cups white sugar
• 3  tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1  cup milk
• 1  teaspoon Amaretto (vanilla OK too)
• 1 1⁄2 cups pecans, broken into pieces

Directions

1. Cook sugars, milk and corn syrup to soft ball stage 234° F on a candy thermometer.
2. Stir in vanilla and nuts.
3. Drop by spoonfuls onto waxed paper.
4. Allow pralines to harden.