Spicy Pecans

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• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground mace
• 1 pound pecan halves (about 4 cups)

Stir together first 7 ingredients in a heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring until butter melts and sugar dissolves.

Remove skillet from heat; add nuts, and toss to coat.

Place pecan mixture in a single layer in an aluminum foil-lined 15- x 10-inch pan.

Bake at 250° for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.

Cool in pan on a wire rack, separating pecans with a fork.

Store in an airtight container up to 1 week, or freeze up to 1 month.