Candied Spiced Pecans

Ingredients
3 c pecans
2 T butter
1/2 c light brown sugar *
1 1/2 tsp paprika
2 tsp chile powder
1 T ground cumin
1/4 c cider vinegar
salt, to taste

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Melt butter in 12-in nonstick skillet over medium heat.
3. Add pecans & cook until lightly browned, about 3 min, stirring occasionally.
4. Add brown sugar & stir until sugar is melted onto pecans.
5. Stir in paprika, chile powder, & cumin.
6. Stir in cider vinegar.
7. Cook until vinegar evaporates.
8. Stir in salt to taste.
9. Place pecans in single layer on baking sheet.
10. Bake until crisp, about 4-5 min. Cook longer if pecans aren't sufficiently toasted.

These are terrific by themselves as a snack or as croutons in a salad.

* May substitute Splenda Brown Sugar, taking care of measurement (not 1:1 substitution).

From Southwestern Vegeterian by Stephan Pyles