Hot Pepper Toasted Pecan Jelly

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 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

Recipe

• 1 to toast the pecans:.
• 2 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.
• 3 to make the jelly:.
• 4 in a large saucepan, combine water, hot pepper sauce, lemon juice, and sugar.
• 5 bring mixture boil, stir constantly.
• 6 add pectin and a few drops of food coloring.
• 7 let mixture come to a full rolling boil and continue boiling for 30 seconds.
• 8 add pecans.
• 9 remove from heat and skim off any and all the foam.
• 10 pour into three 8-ounce sterilized canning jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace in each.
• 11 wipe rims of jars clean and put on pre-heated lids and screw rings just until fingertip tight.
• 12 process in a boiling water bath for 5 minutes.