Recipe

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• 1 cup pecans
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose baking mix
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 2 (10-oz.) packages frozen whole okra, thawed
• peanut oil

• 1 Place pecans in an even layer in a shallow pan.
• 2 Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until lightly toasted, stirring occasionally.
• 3 Process pecans, baking mix, and next 2 ingredients in a food processor until pecans are finely ground. Place pecan mixture in a large bowl. Add okra, tossing to coat. Gently press pecan mixture into okra.
• 4 Pour oil to a depth of 2 inches into a Dutch oven or cast-iron skillet; heat to 350°. Fry okra, in batches, turning once, 5 to 6 minutes or until golden; drain on paper towels.
• 5 *1 (16-oz.) package frozen cut okra, thawed, may be substituted.
• 6 Note: For testing purposes only, we used Bisquick Original All-Purpose Baking Mix.