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Candied Pecans
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Ready In: 45 Minutes
Servings: 12
Just came across this in one of my Boxes Of A Gazillion Recipes . I don't remember making it personally but I think my mother did.
Ingredients:
1 lb pecan halves
1 cup sugar
2 stiffly beaten egg whites
1/2 cup butter
1 dash salt
1 dash cinnamon or 1 dash nutmeg
Directions:
1. Toast pecans 225º for 15 minutes.
2. Combine salt & sugar and spice into egg whites which have been stiffly beaten.
3. Fold in pecans & coat well.
4. Melt butter in 9 by 13 pan & spread in pecans.
5. Mix pecans in butter until coated.
6. Bake 325º for 30 minutes.
7. Turn pecans in butter every 10 minutes until butter is gone.
By RecipeOfHealth.com