Pralines

Prep Time: 1 hour


Ingredients:
2 cups white sugar
2 tbsp white syrup
1 cup light brown sugar
1 stick butter
2 tsp vanilla extract
4 cups pecan halves
1 cup milk


Method:
Combine white sugar, white syrup, brown sugar, pecans, butter, and milk in a saucepan. Cook about 20 minutes on a medium fire until it comes to a boil. Stir occasionally and continue cooking until mixture forms a small ball in a cold water test. Remove from heat, add vanilla and stir until mixture begins to lose its gloss. Then drop small portions onto waxed paper (put foil under the wax paper to keep it from sticking to the counter) . WORK FAST, keeping saucepan over a warm surface if it seems to harden too fast. Let pralines cool before removing from wax paper.