Swedish Nuts
- 1/2 cup butter, unsalted
- 2 large eggs whites only
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cup sugar granulated
- 1 quart pecan halves
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- Set aside stick of butter to melt in a long pan.
- (Don't use a pan that has depressions around the side, such as for lasagna.)
- Preheat oven to 300F (150C).
- Separate eggs; sprinkle a pinch of salt onto the egg whites.
- (You can reserve the yolks to make custards.)
- Beat the whites to form soft peaks.
- Gradually add the sugar, cinnamon and vanilla extract.
- Fold in pecan halves.
- Turn out pecans and spread OVER the melted butter (don't stir them in).
- Cook for 15 minutes.
- Take out the pan and stir the nuts.
- Cook another 10 minutes, take out and stir.
- Repeat until the nuts are separated and all the butter is absorbed (a little over one hour).
- BE PATIENT!
butter, eggs whites only, salt, sugar, pecan, vanilla, cinnamon
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/swedish-nuts-38102 (may not work)