ORANGE CHIPOTLE SPICED PECAN MIX

You will love these!  I am making up a batch for the Super Bowl.

Orange Chipotle-Spiced Pecan Mix

Prepare a batch of this smoky-sweet mix to have on hand when visitors drop by. Or pack them into handsome jars to give as gifts.

Yield: 2 1/2 cups (serving size: 2 tablespoons)

Ingredients

•                1  tablespoon  grated orange rind

•                1  tablespoon  fresh orange juice

•                1  large egg white

•                2  cups  pecan halves

•                1  tablespoon  dark brown sugar

•                1  teaspoon  kosher salt

•                1/2  teaspoon  ground chipotle chile pepper

•                Cooking spray

•                1/2  cup  sweetened dried cranberries

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 225°.

2. Combine first 3 ingredients in a medium bowl; stir with a whisk. Stir in pecans. Combine sugar, salt, and pepper. Add to pecan mixture; toss well. Spread mixture in a single layer on a jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 225° for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Remove from oven; cool completely. Stir in cranberries.

Note: Store in an airtight container for up to one week.

See you soon,

Teresa

xoxo
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Cooking Light November 2008