Hot Pepper Toasted Pecan Jelly
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco)
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 3 cups sugar
- 3 ounces liquid pectin
- red food coloring
- 1/2 cup crushed toasted pecans
- To toast the pecans:
- Place a single layer on a baking sheet and bake at 300 degrees for 10 minutes. Stir often. Toasted pecans should be light brown and crisp.
- To make the jelly:
- In a large saucepan, combine water, hot pepper sauce, lemon juice, and sugar.
- Bring mixture boil, stir constantly.
- Add pectin and a few drops of food coloring.
- Let mixture come to a full rolling boil and continue boiling for 30 seconds.
- Add pecans.
- Remove from heat and skim off any and all the foam.
- Pour into three 8-ounce sterilized canning jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace in each.
- Wipe rims of jars clean and put on pre-heated lids and screw rings just until fingertip tight.
- Process in a boiling water bath for 5 minutes.
water, hot pepper, lemon juice, sugar, liquid pectin, red food coloring, pecans
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hot-pepper-toasted-pecan-jelly-171000 (may not work)