Spiced Pecans Recipe Southern Living Food

SOUTHERN SPICED PECANS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, melt butter. Add cumin and cayenne; cook and stir for 1 minute. Remove from the heat; stir in the pecans, sugar and salt; toss to coat. , Spread in a single layer in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 300° for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring occasionally. Cool. Store in an airtight container.

SPICED PECANS

Steps:

• Line a half sheet pan with parchment paper and set aside.
• Mix the salt, cumin, cayenne, cinnamon and orange peel together in a small bowl and set aside.
• Place the nuts in a 10-inch cast iron skillet and set over medium heat. Cook, stirring frequently, for 4 to 5 minutes until they just start to brown and smell toasted. Add the butter and stir until it melts. Add the spice mixture and stir to combine. Once combined, add both sugars and water, stirring until the mixture thickens and coats the nuts, approximately 2 to 3 minutes.
• Transfer the nuts to the prepared sheetpan and separate them with a fork or spatula. Allow the nuts to cool completely before transferring to an airtight container for storage. Can be stored up to 3 weeks.

SPICED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. In a small bowl, mix together the salt, chili powder, cumin, allspice, cayenne, cinnamon, and paprika. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the butter. When the butter is melted, add the sugar and soy sauce. Stir to melt and then stir in the spices.
• Add the pecans and toss to coat them in the spiced butter. Cook and toss until the butter is absorbed into the nuts, 2 to 3 minutes. Spread on a rimmed sheet pan and bake until the nuts are fragrant and toasted and the coating is caramelized, 15 minutes. Let cool slightly on the sheet pan and serve warm.

SPICY PECANS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine chopped pecans, olive oil, kosher salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a medium bowl, and toss to coat. Spread coated pecans in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet, and bake in preheated oven until pecans are deeply toasted, about 15 minutes, stirring once. Let cool 5 minutes. Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 4 days.

HOT AND SPICY PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, mix butter, Worcestershire sauce, red pepper, salt, and garlic powder. Stir in the pecans, and gently toss with chili powder to coat.
• Spread coated pecans on a medium baking sheet, and cook 30 minutes in the preheated oven, stirring approximately every 10 minutes.

SPICED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• In a small bowl beat the egg white with the water. Stir in the pecans, mixing until well moistened.
• In a small bowl, mix together sugar, salt, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Sprinkle over the moistened nuts. Spread nuts on prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, stirring once or twice. Be careful not to overcook and burn the nuts.

SWEET AND SPICY PECANS

Steps:

• Stir 1 cup sugar into the hot water in a large bowl until the sugar is completely dissolved. Soak the pecans in the water for 1 hour; drain.
• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line two 9x13 inch baking dishes with parchment paper.
• Sift the 2/3 cup sugar, chili powder, and cayenne pepper together in a separate large bowl; add the pecans and toss to coat evenly. Spread the coated pecans in a single layer into the prepared dishes.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the coating on the pecans are bubbly, stirring once, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the pecans from the pans immediately and spread onto a counter or other flat surface covered with parchment paper to cool.

SOUTHERN CINNAMON SUGARED PECANS

Steps:

• In a large sauce pan over medium heat, combine evaporated milk, sugar, water and vanilla.
• Heat mixture, stirring often, until sugar is dissolved.
• Add cinnamon and stir. Some may float on top.
• Add 3 cups of pecans to mixture and stir to cover.
• Continue stirring pecans in mixture until pecans become coated well and mixture cooks away (gets absorbed/crystalized on the the pecans).
• Spread hot coated pecans on wax paper; try to separate them as you spread them on the paper.
• Let pecans cool completely.
• Break apart pecans and store in air-tight container for up to 2 weeks.
• To give as gifts, put in decorative glass jars or decorative tins lined with wax paper.
• NOTE: I've tried using brown sugar (1:1 with the white sugar), but the pecans have a tendency to come out sticky and the sugars don't get 'crystalized'. I have not tried these with turbinado or unbleached cane sugar yet. If they don't turn out right, I'll have to keep them for myself !

PECAN PIE BARS (SOUTHERN LIVING)

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar and salt in large bowl; cut in 3/4 cup butter thoroughly with a pastry lender until mixture resembles very fine crumbs. Press mixture evenly into a greased 13 x 9 inch pan, using a piece of plastic wrap to press crumb mixture firmly in pan. Bake at 350* for 17 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Combine brown sugar, corn syrup, and 1/2 cup butter in a saucepan; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring gently.
• Remove from heat. Stir one-fourth of hot mixture into beaten eggs; add to remaining hot mixture. Stir in pecans and vanilla.
• Pour filling over crust. Bake at 350* for 34 to 35 minutes or until set. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Yields 16 large bars.

SWEET & SPICY PECANS

Steps:

• Stir together 1/4 cup sugar and warm water until sugar dissolves. Add pecans; soak 10 minutes. Drain, discarding syrup.
• Combine 2 tbsp sugar, chili powder, and red pepper. Add pecans, tossing to coat. Place pecans on a lightly greased baking sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes, stirring once halfway through.

SWEET AND SPICY TEXAS PECANS

Steps:

• Mix the pecans and melted butter in a foil-lined jellyroll pan.
• Put in a 350 degree oven and bake for 5 minutes.
• Mix together the sugar and pepper; sprinkle half the sugar mixture over the pecans and bake for 5 more minutes, stirring once.
• Take pan out of oven and sprinkle remaining sugar mixture over pecans; toss to coat.

SWEET AND SPICY PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat to 350 degrees F. Whisk egg whites until they are doubled in volume and stick to the whisk (just before "soft peak" stage). Gradually whisk in sugar and salt. Add spices: paprika, chipotle, cumin, paprika and coriander. Whisk to combine. Add pecans, then use a rubber spatula to toss, coating the nuts evenly.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spread nuts in a single layer. Bake on the middle rack for 10 minutes.
• Remove baking sheet. Use a spatula to flip pecans, breaking up any clumps, working quickly so they don't lose their heat. Bake an additional 10-20 minutes. (Total baking time will vary depending on size and moisture content of nuts.) When pecans are ready, they will be dark brown; when tapped with a spoon, they should sound dry and flat. Remove from oven and cool before serving. Pecans will keep for 2 weeks at room temperature stored in an airtight container.

CAJUN SPICED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
• Melt butter in bowl (microwave); stir in A-1 and Tabasco. Add pecan halves and mix well.
• Pour onto jellyroll pan (cookie sheet with sides) and shake to distribute evenly.
• Bake for 40 to 50 minutes in 200 degree oven. Stir every 10 minutes or so.
• Remove from oven and drain on paper towels.
• Sprinkle fairly generously with Tony's Creole Seasoning.
• Cool; store in airtight container (or ziplock bags ).