Sugarspicednuts Recipes

CONTEST-WINNING SUGAR 'N' SPICE NUTS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, cinnamon and cayenne; set aside. In a large bowl, whisk egg white; add nuts and cranberries. Sprinkle with sugar mixture and toss to coat. Spread in a single layer on a greased baking sheet. , Bake at 300° until golden brown, 18-20 minutes, stirring once. Cool. Store in an airtight container.

SUGAR 'N' SPICE NUTS

Steps:

• Place nuts in a large bowl. In a small bowl, beat egg white and orange juice with a fork until foamy. Add the sugar, orange zest, cinnamon, ginger and allspice; mix well. Pour over nuts and stir to coat. , Spread into an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 275° for 45-50 minutes or until nuts are crisp and lightly browned, stirring every 15 minutes. , Cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

SUGAR-AND-SPICE NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325F degrees.
• Grease a baking sheet and set aside.
• Beat egg white in a large bowl with a fork or whisk until foamy.
• Stir in two cups of unsalted nuts until coated (amounts listed are my favourites, but any combination can be used, as can other nuts such as peanuts or walnuts).
• Stir in sugar and spices; toss with nuts until coated.
• Put nuts onto prepared baking sheet.
• Spread out well.
• Bake, stirring often, until golden-- about 20-25 minutes .
• Cool completely.
• Store in an airtight container.

SUGARED SPICED NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
• In a large bowl, mix together everything but nuts.
• Add the nuts and stir until coated well.
• Spread evenly onto a greased cookie sheet or baking pan.
• Bake for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes or so.
• Spread out on waxed paper to cool.
• Store in a zipper bag or airtight container.

SUGAR AND SPICE DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, 1 cup of the sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of the apple pie spice in a medium bowl until well mixed. Stir the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon apple pie spice together in a shallow dish. Set aside.
• Whisk together the eggs, melted shortening, lemon zest and 1/2 cup seltzer water in a large bowl until smooth. Stir in the flour mixture. Add the remaining seltzer water, a teaspoon at a time, just until the dough comes together in a soft and shaggy ball.
• Turn the dough out onto a generously-floured cutting board (it will be a bit sticky). Sprinkle the top with flour and pat out until it is about 3/8-inch thick. Cut out as many circles as possible using a 3-inch round cookie or biscuit cutter, then cut out doughtnut holes from the center of each with a 1-inch round cutter. Reserve the doughnuts and holes. Gather the scraps together and pat them out again to 3/8-inch thickness. Continue to cut doughnuts and doughnut holes, reworking the scraps, until all the dough is used.
• Heat 2 inches of vegetable oil in a heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat until a deep frying thermometer inserted in the oil reaches 375 degrees F. Working in batches, fry the doughnuts and holes until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes, turning occasionally. Transfer to a paper towel-lined baking sheet to drain and cool slightly. While still warm, roll in the spiced sugar until well coated.

SPICED SUGAR DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• Combine flour baking soda; baking powder; salt cinnamon and allspice into a bowl. In another bowl combine sugar; eggs and melted butter. Whisk mixture to finish combining. Says he has 1 cup milk. Adds 1/3 cup of the milk and l cup flour mixture to bowl containing the sugar and eggs. Adds remaining flour mixture alternately with the remaining 2/3 cup milk, 1/3 cup at a time. Combine mixture well and chill for l hour.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface adding just enough flour to form a soft dough. Halve the dough and refrigerate one half while preparing the first batch of doughnuts. Roll dough l/3 inch thick and with a floured doughnut cutter, cut out rounds.
• Have 3 inches. oil heated to 365 degrees. Add doughnuts to heated oil along with the holes, 2-3 at a time. until golden brown. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Roll doughnuts and holes in vanilla sugar.

SUGAR-AND-SPICE CANDIED NUTS

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly butter parchment.
• Stir together butter, sugar, corn syrup, spices, and salt in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart heavy saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Add nuts and cook, stirring constantly, 3 minutes. Spread nuts in 1 layer on lined baking sheet, separating any clumps. Bake, stirring nuts once with a heatproof rubber (silicone) spatula halfway through baking (keep nuts in 1 layer), until golden and bubbling, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool on baking sheet on a rack 45 minutes, then break into small clusters with your hands.

SUGARED SPICED NUTS

Steps:

• 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.

SWEET, SALTY, SPICY PARTY NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and lightly coat with cooking spray.
• Combine walnut halves, pecan halves, almonds, and cashews in a large bowl. Add salt, black pepper, cumin, and cayenne pepper; toss to coat.
• Heat sugar, water, and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat until the butter is melted. Cook for 1 minute and remove from heat. Slowly pour butter mixture over the bowl of nuts and stir to coat.
• Transfer nuts to the prepared baking sheet and spread into a single layer.
• Bake nuts in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Stir nuts until the warm syrup coats every nut. Spread into a single layer, return to the oven, and bake until nuts are sticky and roasted, about 6 minutes. Allow to cool before serving.

SWEET SPICED NUTS

Steps:

• Get a frying pan and squeeze the juice of one orange into the pan, put over a medium heat.
• Mix in the spices and the sugar. Dependent on how much of a coating you want, and how strong you want the flavours to be then you may want to alter the quantities.
• Add in the mixed nuts and stir to ensure they are all coated.
• Continue to fry the nuts and allow to caramelise and roast, with occasional stirring. This should take between 5-10 mins.