Orange Candied Nuts 3
cups pecan or walnut halves
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/2 cup granulated sugar, divided
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup grated orange rind
3 tablespoons orange juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
Place pecans in a 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Bake at 250 degrees F for
5 minutes. Remove from oven, and set aside.
Melt butter in a medium saucepan. Add 1/4 cup of the sugar, corn
syrup, orange rind, juice and lemon rind, stirring well. Bring
mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil,
without stirring, for 5 minutes.
Pour syrup over pecans, stirring gently to coat well. Bake at 250
degrees F for 1 hour, stirring frequently.
Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Spread onto greased baking
sheets. Separate pecans with a fork. Let cool completely. Store in
an airtight container.
Yields 3 cups. |