Southern Comfort Crunch Pecans - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 cups pecan halves
    1 teaspoon salt
    1 teaspoon orange juice
    1/2 cup Southern Comfort
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    1 pinch cinnamon
    1 dash nutmeg
    4 tablespoons brown sugar
Preparation
    Combine Southern Comfort, orange juice, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg.
    Spread pecans in a shallow dish.
    Sprinkle with salt.
    Pour liquid mixture over pecans stirring until all moistened.
    Marinate 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
    Sprinkle with 2 TBS brown sugar and stir til coated.
    Bake at 275 for 30-40 minutes stirring every 10 minutes.
    Add remaining brown sugar, stirring until coated.
    Bake additional 10-15 minutes, stirring every few minutes.
    Toward the end of cooking watch them carefully as they will scotch if overcooked.
    Test for doneness by cooking and tasting a couple of nuts.
    They should be crunchy not chewy.
    Cool on wax paper separating with a fork as they cool.

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