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AppetizersJames’s home kitchenJune 17, 2009

Spiced Nuts

When the egg white has been properly beaten, no clear liquid will remain on the bottom of the bowl.

Spiced nuts 1

What you'll need

Ingredients

  • 1 large egg white
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 3/4 teaspoons cayenne pepper
  • 2 1/2 cups pecan halves or assorted nuts, such as cashews, walnuts, or almonds

The method

Directions

  1. 01

    Preheat oven to 300°. Beat egg white until soft and foamy. Combine all remaining ingredients except pecans; whisk into egg white. Stir in pecans until well coated; spread mixture in single layer onto an ungreased baking pan.

  2. 02

    Bake pecans for 15 minutes, then remove from oven. Using a metal spatula, toss, stir, and separate nuts. Reduce oven to 250°, and return nuts to bake until medium brown, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven; toss, and stir again. Place baking pan on wire rack to cool (they will crisp as they cool). Break up any that stick together; store in an airtight container, at room temperature, up to 2 weeks.

    Spice nut batter
    Spiced nuts mixed
    Spiced nuts sheet

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