2 1/2 c Sugar
1/2 c Water
1/2 c Light corn syrup
2 Egg whites
1 ts Vanilla extract
1 c Chopped pecans
Recipe by: Southern Living
Preparation Time: 0:20
Combine sugar, water, and corn syrup in a 3-quart saucepan;
cook over low heat, stirring gently, until sugar dissolves.
Cover and cook over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes to wash
down sugar crystals from sides of pan. Uncover and cook
over medium heat, without stirring, to hard ball stage (260
degrees). Remove from heat. Beat egg whites in a large
mixing bowl until stiff peaks form. Pour hot sugar mixture
in a very thin stream over egg whites while beating
constantly at high speed of an electric mixer. Add
vanilla, and continue beating just until mixture holds its
shape (3 to 4 minutes). Stir in pecans. Drop by rounded
teaspoonfuls onto wax paper. Let cool. Yield: about 6
dozen.
