Texas Pecan Lassies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb pecan halves
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 toast pecans spread out on a cookie sheet in 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes, stirring pecans about halfway through. watch carefully to prevent burning.
• 2 in a saucepan large enough to accommodate the eventual addition of the pecans, mix water, sugar, cinnamon, and salt.
• 3 cook over medium-low heat until mixture is about the consistency of karo syrup or molasses -- sort of thickly runny. stir constantly.
• 4 add vanilla and mix.
• 5 add pecans and stir until pecans are well coated.
• 6 spread out on wax paper lined cookie sheet.
• 7 cool until you can taste without burning your mouth. see if you can refrain from gobbling them all up.
• 8 store in airtight container.