Nov 20 2008
Preparing for Thanksgiving: Brown Sugar Toasted Pecans
Thanksgiving is only a week away! Just in time for the holidays, I will feature a number of delicious holiday recipes on this blog. From now until Thanksgiving, it’ll be a great assortment of side dishes and of course, the turkey, that you can prepare for your family get-together.
Hopefully, you won’t be the one doing all the cooking… but if you are, Thanksgiving is a great time to get your kids involved in the kitchen. Don’t cook everything at once, on Thanksgiving Day, spread it out and prepare things what you can ahead of time.
If you’re making casseroles or pies, prepare the filing and refrigerate or freeze it ahead of time. That way, on Thanksgiving Day, you can just pop it in the oven and you’re done. Same with any breads or doughs that you plan to make.
Today’s recipe is simple. It’s an appetizer you can serve (and make) ahead of time, while everyone is waiting for the turkey to be finished cooking. This recipe yields 12 servings, but you can double the amount if you have more guests coming.
Brown Sugar Toasted Pecans
Ingredients
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 egg white
1 tablespoon water
1 pound pecan halves
Directions
Preheat the oven to 250 degrees. Grease a baking/cooking sheet.
In a medium-sized bowl, combine the brown sugar, sea salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
In a small mixing bowl, combine egg white and water. Whip until mixture is foamy. Add the pecan halves to egg mixture, and toss until evenly coated.
Remove pecans and toss them in the brown sugar mixture until well coated. Spread the pecan halves on the baking sheet.
Bake for 1 hour, mixing/turning nuts over every 20 minutes.
