Melt butter in a dutch oven to bubbly. Add onion and seasonings. Cook 8 minutes,stirring constantly over low heat. Remove from heat and add bread crumbs and pecans and mix well. Cool.

Beat eggs and milk in a large mixer bowl. Add flour and baking powder gradually to consistancy of a very thick sponge. Beat with a wooden spoon until mixture burps. Stir in the bread mixture. Shape dough with wet hands into an oblong. Place in centre of a towel which has been dampened and wrung dry. Fold towel over and pin with safety pins to make a basket. Drop into a large kettle of rapidly boiling,salted water. Boil, covered for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until a toothpick, inserted, comes out clean. Remove from towel and slice with a thread into 1/2" slices immediately and keep warm until ready to use with a sauce or gravy.

I use this after Xmas when I have lots of leftover turkey and gravy but the stuffing is all gone!