Spiced nut and pretzel mix

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 large Egg white
2 tablespoons Sugar
2 teaspoons Ground cumin
1½ teaspoon Salt
¾ teaspoon Ground red pepper; (cayenne)
1 pounds Unsalted natural almonds
½ pounds Unsalted cashews
1 pack (9 to 10 1/4 oz) pretzel sticks

Directions

Prepare this party nosh up to a week ahead and store in an airtight container. It makes a great gift, too, packed in a decorative tin or airtight jar tied with ribbon. Yields: about 9 cups 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 5½" by 10 ½" jelly-roll pan with nonstick cooking spray.

2. In large bowl, with wire whisk or fork, beat egg white, sugar, cumin, salt, and ground red pepper. Add almonds and cashews; toss to coat with egg-white mixture.

3. Spread nut mixture in jelly-roll pan. Bake nuts 30 minutes, lifting and stirring them with a pancake turner every 5 minutes.

4. Spread hot nut mixture on large cookie sheet; place cookie sheet on wire rack to cool nuts completely. (Nuts will be crisp when cool.) When cool, toss nuts with pretzels. Store nut mixture in tightly covered container.

Each ¼ cup: About 140 calories Recipe by: Good Housekepping 1995 Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 330 by ctlindab@... on Nov 30, 1997

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