Orange & cinnamon spiced nuts

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups Whole blanched almonds
1½ cup Pecan halves
1½ cup Filberts
1 cup Sugar
¼ teaspoon Cinnamon
¼ teaspoon Nutmeg
pinch Salt
2 eaches Egg whites
1 each Tb grated orange peel
½ cup Butter or margarine

Directions

MAKES: 6 CUPS

Heat oven to 325~. Spread nuts in a 15X10X1" jelly roll pan. Bake, stirring occasionally, 20-25 minutes or until lightly toasted. In small bowl stir together sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. In small mixer bowl beat egg whites at high speed until soft peaks form; gradually add sugar mixture and continue to beat until stiff peaks form. By hand, fold in nuts and orange peel. In same jelly roll pan melt butter in oven. Spread nut mixture over butter. Bake, stirring every 10 minutes or so, for 25-30 minutes or until nuts are brown and no butter remains. Cool completely. Store in airtight container.

Source: Land O Lakes Treasury of Country Recipes Carolyn Shaw's Collection 11-1-94

Submitted By CAROLYN SHAW On 11-08-94

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