Sugar and Spice

For the holidays, these pecans are everything nice. They're a great snack and make easy edible gifts.

Spiced Pecans
Adapted from The Washington Post, December 2002

Ingredients:

• 1/3 c. granulated sugar
• 1/4 c. packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp. ground cloves
• 1 large egg white
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 pound (about 4 1/2 cups) pecan halves

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line rimmed baking sheet with foil and spray with non-stick spray.
  
• Combine sugars and spices in small bowl
• In a large bowl, beat egg white and salt with a fork until frothy. Toss in pecans until evenly coated.
• Add sugar mixture, toss pecans again until well coated.
  
• Spread evenly on baking sheet. Bake in oven 30-40 minutes, until crisp and dry, stirring occasionally. Cool and store.