Spiced nuts for Karen's Thanksgiving gift package

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Karen, Here are some spiced nut recipes for your Thanksgiving gift

package. Nuts mean it's holiday season in my home. They ship well,

and they freeze well. They make good snacks, appetizers, or additions

to salads, soups, or even desserts.

 

BTW, these received rave reviews at www.epicurious.com.

 

Ellen

 

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Sugar Spiced Nuts

 

Recipe By : Gourmet, September 1999 Nancy Gaffney, Normal, Il

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Appetizers And Snacks

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 large egg white

1 teaspoon water

4 cups mixed salted roasted nuts

- (about 1 1/4 lb.)

1 cup sugar

1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon

- or pumpkin pie spice

 

Active time: 10 min. Start to finish: 1 hr. (plus 1/2 hr. cooling)

 

Preheat oven to 250°F.

 

Whisk together egg white and water in a large bowl until frothy and

stir in nuts. Stir together sugar and cinnamon and stir into nuts,

coating well. Spread nuts in a lightly buttered large shallow pan and

bake in middle of oven until dry, about 50 minutes. Cool and break

into bite-size chunks.

 

Cooks' note: Nuts keep in an airtight container at room temperature 5 days.

 

Makes about 4 cups

 

From Ellen C. <ellencr

 

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Per serving (excluding unknown items): 817 Calories; 0g Fat (0%

calories from fat); 4g Protein; 208g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol;

60mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 1/2 Lean Meat; 13 Fruit; 14 Other Carbohydrates

 

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Sweet and Spicy Nuts

 

Recipe By : Gourmet, May 1994

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Appetizers And Snacks

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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2 cups unsalted mixed nuts

- such as pecans and whole almonds

1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter

2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar

1 1/2 tablespoon granulated sugar

1/2 teaspoon cayenne

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

1 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon cumin -- to 1/2 tsp

 

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

 

In a heavy skillet cook nuts in butter over moderate heat, stirring,

2 minutes. In a small bowl stir together sugars, cayenne, black

pepper, and salt and sprinkle mixture over nuts. Continue to cook

nuts, stirring constantly, until sugar carmelizes, about 8 minutes.

Transfer nuts to a sheet of foil and cool.

 

Break nuts apart. Nuts may be made 3 days ahead and kept in an

airtight container.

 

Makes about 2 cups.

 

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Per serving (excluding unknown items): 344 Calories; 19g Fat (47%

calories from fat); 0g Protein; 47g Carbohydrate; 49mg Cholesterol;

2146mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 3 1/2 Fat; 3 Other Carbohydrates

 

 

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