Phyllo Pecan Crisps
- 1/3 cup pecans
- 1/3 cup sugar
- three 17-by-12 phyllo sheets, thawed if frozen, stacked between 2 sheets of waxed paper and covered with a towel
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- In a food processor grind pecans with sugar until finely chopped.
- In a piece of parchment paper on a work surface arrange 1 phyllo sheet and brush with some butter.
- Sprinkle phyllo sheet evenly with half of pecan sugar and top with a second phyllo sheet, some butter, remaining pecan sugar, and remaining phyllo sheet, pressing down gently with your fingers and brushing with some butter.
- Slide a baking sheet under parchment and chill phyllo 10 minutes.
- Transfer phyllo with parchment to a cutting board and with sharp knife cut stack lengthwise into 2-inch-wide strips, cutting through parchment and discarding excess.
- Cut each rectangle diagonally in half and transfer triangles on parchment to baking sheet, separating triangles slightly.
- Cover triangles directly with another parchment sheet and bake in lower third of oven 15 minutes, or until golden.
- Cool crisps on baking sheet on a rack.
- Crisps keep in an airtight container at room temperature 1 week.
pecans, sugar, three, unsalted butter
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/phyllo-pecan-crisps-14404 (may not work)