Spiced Nuts
By TheresaJ
When the egg white has been properly beaten, no clear liquid will remain on the bottom of the bowl.
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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
Preparation
Step 1
1.Preheat oven to 300 degrees. 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.Bake pecans for 15 minutes, then remove from oven. Using a metal spatula, toss, stir, and separate nuts. Reduce oven to 250 degrees. 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.
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