Southern Comfort Crunch Pecans

WOW..these are awesome, but take some watching to not burn them.

• Ready In: 48 hrs 15 mins
• Yields: 2 cups

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

Directions

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