Kristi's Sugared Pecans

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups pecan halves
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 extra large egg whites, at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 250 degrees f. bake pecans on cookie sheet for 30 minutes. remove pecans from pan, and put butter on cookie sheet.
• 2 increase the oven temperature to 300 degrees f. melt butter on cookie sheet in oven.
• 3 beat egg whites until they form soft peaks. slowly add sugar and salt, while continuing to beat. beat until egg whites thicken. fold in pecans.
• 4 spread mixture evenly on the cookie sheet with butter. bake in 300 degree f oven for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
• 5 cool pecans. serve. store in airtight container.