2 cups
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Ina Garten Cooking for Jeffrey (p.168)
Nonstick cooking spray - 1 can
Brown sugar - 1⁄2 cup
Vanilla extract - 2 tsp
Ground cinnamon - 2 tsp
Ground ginger - 1⁄2 tsp
Chile powder - 1⁄2 tsp
Ground cloves - 1⁄4 tsp
Pecan halves - 8 oz
Egg - 1
Egg - separate the white only
Preheat the oven the oven to 300 degrees. Spray a sheet pan with the cooking spray or brush it lightly with vegetable oil.
Place the egg white in a large bowl and whisk vigorously for 15 seconds, until light and frothy. Whisk in the brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, chile powder, cloves, 1 tsp salt, 1⁄2 tsp pepper. Add the pecans and mix well, until thoroughly coated. Pour the mixture, including any liquid onto the prepared pan and spread into a single layer. Bake for 30 minutes, tossing twice with a metal spatula. Each time you toss the pecans, spread them out again in one layer. When they're done, sprinkle with sea salta nd allow to cool completely: they will crisp as they cool. Serve at room temperature.