Monday, April 26, 2010

We've Gone Nuts!

It's been a damp, cool weekend here, so we decided to go nuts and make some sweet and spicy pecans. These are easy to make and make great, unique hor d'oeuvres for cocktail parties. We enjoyed snacking on them with a nice martini and olives.

Below is the recipe and you can add the seasoning to taste. We like ours with a nice kick, so we use the full amount of cayenne and Tabasco, but you can certainly reduce those if you want it less spicy.

1 extra large egg white
1/2 cup sugar
2 T sweet paprika
1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
1/2 tsp Tabasco sauce
2 tsp cayenne pepper (if you don't like it too spicy cut in half)
1/2 tsp kosher salt
2 1/2 cups raw pecan halves

1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. In a bowl whisk the egg white until it is frothy. Then whisk in the sugar, paprika, Worcestershire sauce,  Tabasco, cayenne pepper and salt. Add the pecans and gently toss, coating them completely.

3. Place on parchment paper and arrange into a single layer. Place in the oven and cook. Since Worcestershire sauce has a tendency to burn, stir the nuts every 20 minutes. Cook for approximately 1 hour until the nuts are dried out.

4. Remove from the oven and loosen the nuts. Set aside to cool. Note: Let nuts completely cool before placing them in a container or covering them. You do not want the humidity from the heat to build up in the container and make the nuts soft.

Enjoy!

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