Recipe: Julia Sims' spiced pecans

This isn't an old family recipe, rather one a friend passed along to me a few years back. It's a good one ... and the thing I like most about it: It's quick and easy!

Posted 1:59 a.m. Dec 22, 2016 — Updated 1:59 a.m. Dec 22, 2016

Julia Sims

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For me, pecans are always synonymous with the holidays.

And, of course any time you have them, you're also likely to have that age-old discussion about how you *really* say pecan! I live in a house-divided: I say pick-KAHN. Mike says pee-CAN.

This isn't an old family recipe, rather one a friend passed along to me a few years back. It's a good one ... and the thing I like most about it: It's quick and easy!

Spiced Pecans

1/2 cup confectioners sugar

3/4 teaspoon Cayenne pepper (I usually add a bit more!)

3/4 teaspoon kosher salt

2 cups pecans

Preheat oven to 350

Mix ingredients then add 4 teaspoons of water and mix.

Place nuts in single layer on parchment paper-lined cookie sheet

Bake 10-12 minutes

Cool

Enjoy!

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