Recipe courtesy of Louisiana Cookin' magazine.

Yields 2 cups of candied pecans.

Ingredients:

1 egg white

1 teaspoon water

2 cups pecan halves

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Directions:

Whisk together the egg white and water until soft peaks form. Stir in the pecans,

coating thoroughly. Combine sugar, salt, and cayenne.

On a lightly greased baking sheet, spread out pecans. Sprinkle with sugar mixture

and bake at 225 degrees F for one hour, stirring occasionally. Cool, then store in an

airtight container.