Now that the holiday season is upon us, I will be posting some inspirational recipes for your inspirational pleasure!
Spiced nuts are one of my favorite and simplest party appetizers.
Ingredients:
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary chopped (don’t use dry and don’t use the fresh woody stems–if you don’t have fresh rosemary, use dry thyme)
- egg white from one large egg
- 40 oz Mixed nuts (preferably unsalted)
- 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper (or to-taste, go light to start)
- 1 tablespoon ancho pepper
- 1/4 cup sugar–I use granular “raw” for the texture, but also love dark brown sugar or turbinado sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground sea salt or fleur de sel
Heat oven to 200.
Whisk egg white thoroughly till frothy but not stiff
Coat nuts in egg whites
Mix dry ingredients, chopped rosemary and sprinkle over the egg white and nut mixture
Spread nuts on a cookie sheet or tray and bake for one hour.
Nuts will be soft and stuck together when you pull them out of the oven, wait till they approach room temperature and then break them up–when they are back to their usual crunchy-ness, they are perfect to snack on! Enjoy!