Spicy Smoked Tea Pecan Crisps Recipes

CHEDDAR-PECAN CRISPS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and cheese until light and fluffy. In another bowl, whisk flour, salt, garlic powder and cayenne; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in pecans., Shape into eight 10-in. long logs. Wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm., Preheat oven to 350°. Unwrap and cut dough crosswise into 1/4-in. slices. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until edges are crisp and lightly browned, 12-14 minutes. Cool on pans 1 minute. Remove to wire racks to cool. Refrigerate in airtight containers. Freeze option: Place wrapped logs in resealable plastic freezer bags; place in freezer. To use, unwrap frozen logs and cut into slices. If necessary, let dough stand 15 minutes at room temperature before cutting. Bake as directed, increasing time by 1-2 minutes.

SPICED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Spray a sheet pan with the cooking spray or brush it lightly with oil.
• Place the egg white in a large bowl and whisk vigorously for 15 seconds, until light and frothy. Whisk in the brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, chile powder, cloves, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Add the pecans and mix well, until thoroughly coated. Pour the mixture, including any liquid, onto the prepared pan and spread in a single layer. Bake for 30 minutes, tossing twice with a metal spatula. Each time you toss the pecans, spread them out again in one layer. When they're done, sprinkle with fleur de sel and allow to cool completely; they will crisp as they cool. Serve at room temperature.

SPICY PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F with rack in middle.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat, then stir in sauces and Cajun seasoning.
• Toss pecans with butter mixture in a bowl until well coated. Spread out in a large shallow baking pan and bake until crisp and browned, 20 to 30 minutes. Season lightly with salt, then cool. (Pecans will crisp even more as they cool.)

SPICY SMOKED TEA-PECAN CRISPS

Steps:

• -Preheat 300 degrees. -Toast pecans for 9 - 12 min, stirring. Cool. -Combine the sugar, tea leaves, sea salt, & spices in a food processor. Process 3 - 4 min, or until the tea has reduced to a fine powder. Reserve 1/3 of tea mixture for garnish. -Add flour, 1/2 the chopped pecans & oil to processor. Process until pecans are finely chopped & ingredients are beginning to clump together; scrape down bowl. -Whisk together 1 whole egg, 1 yolk & 2 tbsp water; add to the mixture in the food processor, pulsing until mixture just comes together to form a dough. If dry, add a bit more water, pulsing, until dough holds together. -Shape it into a square, then center it between two sheets of parchment. Roll out the dough (still between the parchment) into a 14" square; peel off the top sheet of parchment. -Cut & patch the dough to make an even square. -Use a fork to whisk together the remaining egg white with 1 tsp water in a small bowl. Brush the dough surface evenly with half the egg white mixture. -Sprinkle half the reserved tea garnishing mixture evenly over the dough, then sprinkle w/ half the remaining pecans & coarse sugar, and 1/8 tsp coarse salt. -Reposition the parchment on top, then roll back & forth with the pin to firmly embed the garnish. Sandwich the parchment & dough layers between two baking sheets & carefully flip over the dough. Peel off the second parchment sheet; repeat brushing on the egg white, then the remaining tea mixture, pecans, coarse sugar & salt on the 2nd side. Trim away & discard the uneven dough edges. -Cut the dough equally into 8 x 8, forming 64 crisps. Transfer the squares to a large parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing slightly apart; retrace the cuts if needed. -Bake for 20 min, invert the crisps; bake on 2nd sides for 20 min. Cool. -Once all the crisps have been baked, gather them on a single baking sheet & place in the oven (turned off; the crisps can over overlap). Let them cool/crisp up in the oven for 45 minutes.

SPICY PECANS - TEXAS STYLE

Steps:

• In a skillet, mix all the dry ingredients.
• Stir in olive oil, Worchestershire sauce, and pepper sauce.
• Cook and stir over a low heat to allow flavors to blend and mellow for about 5 minutes.
• Place pecans in a large mixing bowl; add the spice mixture.
• Toss well to coat evenly.
• Spread pecans on a baking sheet or pan in a single layer.
• Bake at 325 for about 15 minutes, shaking pan occasionally.
• Cool completely.