Southern Spiced Pecans (Confederacy)
Recipe By: Carol Seminara
Serving Size: 10
Amount Ingredient
1 large egg white
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1 3/4 teaspoons cayenne pepper
2 1/2 cups pecan halves
- Preheat oven to 300°F.
- In a small bowl, combine sugar and spices; set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat egg white until foamy and no clear liquid
remains at the bottom of the bowl. - Once egg white is foamy and soft, whisk in sugar and spice mixture.
- Stir in pecans until well coated; spread mixture in a single layer
onto an ungreased baking pan. - Bake pecans at 300°F for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and, with a metal spatula, turn, stir, and separate the nuts.
- Reduce oven heat to 250°F and bake nuts an additional 10 minutes longer, or until medium brown.
- Remove from oven, turn and stir again, then transfer to a wire
rack to cool, breaking up any nuts that stick together. - Yield:
“2 1/2 cups”
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 203 Calories; 18g Fat (76.3% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 10g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 195mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 3 1/2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.
NOTES : These can be stored for up to 2 weeks in an airtight container.
