frosted pecan bites

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 pound pecan halves
• 1 cup white sugar
• salt to taste
• 2 egg whites, stiffly beaten
• 1/2 cup butter

Recipe

• preheat oven to 275 degrees f (135 degrees c).
• toast pecans for 10 to 15 minutes or until lightly toasted. set aside to cool.
• fold sugar, salt and pecans into egg whites.
• increase oven temperature to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c). melt butter or margarine on a sheet pan.
• spread the nut mixture over pan and bake for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. remove from oven and allow to cool.