2 lbs. whole pecan halves
1 stick butter
1 stick butter
Salt in salt shaker
Powdered sugar (opt.)

Preheat oven to 225 to 250 degrees, depending on your oven. Place pecans, spread evenly on a shallow broiling pan. Cut butter and butter in chunks and put around top of pecans. Place in oven. Stir every 12 to 15 minutes to spread butter and butter over pecans and salt while stirring. Do this about 1 hour or until the nuts are nice and brown. Remove from oven and place pecans on wax paper on top of newspaper to cool. Taste pecans, when still warm add salt if more is needed or barely salt while cooking. Put pecans in while still warm in a bag with powdered sugar and shake to cover.