Sugared Orange Walnuts Recipes

SHERRIED ORANGE WALNUTS

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper.
• Place the brown sugar, white sugar, salt, sherry, orange zest, and orange extract into a heavy saucepan, and stir until well combined. Bring to a boil over medium-low heat, stirring constantly; boil for 1 minute. Stir in the butter. Remove from heat, and stir in the walnut halves to coat with syrup.
• Spread the candied walnut halves out onto the prepared baking sheet, and allow to cool thoroughly, at least 1 hour. Break into bite-size chunks to serve.

SUGARED WALNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
• Beat egg white and water together in a bowl using an electric mixer until frothy. Add walnuts to egg white mixture and stir until coated.
• Mix sugar, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl; add to walnuts and stir until coated. Spread coated walnuts onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven, stirring every 15 minutes, until walnuts are fragrant and crisp, about 1 hour.

CANDIED ORANGE WALNUTS

Steps:

• Bring sugar and orange juice to a rolling boil.
• Boil one minute.
• Add extract and walnuts.
• Stir well until evenly coated
• Pour walnuts onto wax paper.
• Let sit until dried.
• Store in airtight container.

CHINESE SUGARED WALNUTS

Steps:

• Put the nuts in a bowl and add boiling water to cover. Let stand 30 minutes. Drain thoroughly and pat dry.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Spread the nuts out in one layer on a jelly-roll or other flat pan. Place the nuts on the middle shelf of the oven and let bake 30 minutes.
• Reduce the oven heat to 250 degrees. Turn the pan around in the oven and let bake 10 minutes. Continue baking until nuts are almost dry but with a touch of moistness at the core.
• Ten minutes before serving, place a wok or heavy skillet over moderate heat and add the oil. Swirl it around and add the nuts. Stir briefly until coated. Sprinkle with salt. Sprinkle with sugar, one teaspoon at a time, shaking the wok and stirring. Cook until sugar melts and caramelizes around the nut halves, about three or four minutes. Serve hot from the pan or while still warm.

ORANGE-WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Brush cake pan with oil, line bottom with parchment; oil and flour parchment and pan. Place walnuts in food processor and pulse until finely ground (be careful not to overprocess); set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together orange zest, flour, baking powder, salt, and ground walnuts. Make a well in the center of flour mixture and stir in eggs, brown sugar, orange juice, and oil until just moistened; do not overmix.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool in pan 10 minutes; transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
• In a small bowl, stir together yogurt and confectioners' sugar. Before serving, dust cake with confectioners' sugar. Serve with sweet yogurt garnished with orange zest, if desired.

SUGARED WALNUTS

Steps:

• Spread the walnuts out on a large cookie sheet; bake at 275° for about 15 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Remove from oven and set aside.
• Combine the sugar, water, cinnamon and salt in a 3 quart saucepan and cook to 236°, soft-ball stage, WITHOUT STIRRING. Note: Use a candy thermometer for exact temperature if at all possible. You get much better results.
• Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla and the nuts.
• Stir gently until the nuts are well coated and mixture has begun to cool down.
• Turn out onto a greased cookie sheet, separating any pieces that have clumped together.
• Cool completely.

SUGARED WALNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine sugar and salt in a large bowl.
• Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil. Add walnuts, and blanch 2 minutes. Drain, and immediately toss with sugar-salt mixture.
• Transfer walnuts to a rimmed baking sheet, and bake, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Let cool.

ORANGE-SUGARED PECANS

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, water and orange juice concentrate. Cook over medium-high heat, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 238° (soft-ball stage). Remove from the heat; stir in pecans and orange zest. , Beat until mixture thickens and loses its gloss, about 2 minutes. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper to set. Store in an airtight container.