Glittering Spiced Walnuts Food

SPICED ROASTED WALNUTS (VEGAN & GF)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Place walnuts in a large bowl and toss walnuts with olive oil.
• Add all spices in the bowl and toss well.
• Lay the spiced walnuts on a baking sheet in a single layer. Optional: use aluminum foil or parchment paper for easy clean-up. Bake for 5-10 minutes until golden brown. Enjoy!
• Heat olive oil or melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat, 2-3 minutes.
• Add walnuts, sprinkle with desired seasonings. Stir frequently to prevent walnuts from burning. Toast for 1-2 minutes or until the walnuts are golden brown. Transfer to a cookie sheet or a plate to let cool.

SPICED WALNUTS

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, heat honey, oil, and 1 tablespoon water over medium heat. Add walnuts; toss to coat.
• Sprinkle the sugar, salt, cumin, coriander, and cayenne over the nuts. Cook, tossing and stirring until the nuts are well coated and lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a baking sheet to cool completely.

SPICED WALNUTS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven 375°F.
• Spread walnuts on baking sheet and bake about 5-7 minutes or until golden.
• In small bowl, combine sugar, salt, garlic powder, cumin, cinnamon, and cayenne.
• In nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add nuts and stir to coat with oil. Add seasoning mix, stirring until nuts coated. Remove to paper towel to cool.

GLITTERING SPICED WALNUTS

Steps:

• Finely grind the spices in a grinder. Set aside.
• Heat 2-3 inches of oil over a high heat.
• Meanwhile, bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil over high heat. Add walnuts and cook for 1 minute only. Drain in a large colander. DO NOT RINSE.
• Immediately toss the walnuts with the sugar in the colander until the hot water clinging to the walnuts melts the sugar to form a thin glaze.
• In two batches, deep fry the walnuts until golden, about 3minutes.
• Using a wire mesh skimer, transfer the walnuts to an unlined baking sheet and let cool completely.
• When cooled, transfer the walnuts to the paper towels and pat with more towels to drain excess oil.
• Put the walnuts in a bowl. While tossing the nuts, sift the spice mixture through a fine-meshed sieve over them. Discard the hulls left in the seive.
• Season the walnuts with salt.
• The walnuts can be prepared up to 1 week ahead, stored in an airtight container at room temperature.

SPICED CANDIED WALNUTS

Steps:

• In a large, heavy-bottomed skillet, heat about 1-inch of oil to 350 degrees F.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add walnuts and blanch for 30 seconds. Drain and transfer nuts to a medium bowl. While nuts are still hot and slightly wet, add confectioners' sugar and toss to coat nuts. Stir and toss until all the sugar has melted into the nuts; if bits of un-melted sugar remain on the nuts, they will not fry properly.
• Stir the nuts again before frying. Using a large slotted spoon, transfer a few nuts to the hot oil, allowing the foam to subside before adding another spoonful. (Otherwise, the oil could foam over and burn you.) Fry in small batches until the nuts are medium brown, about 45 seconds; be careful not to overcook. Scatter on an unlined baking sheet to cool slightly.
• In a small bowl, stir together cayenne, cinnamon, a pinch of salt, and pepper.
• While the nuts are still warm, transfer them to a bowl and sprinkle evenly with about half of the spice mix. Toss well to distribute the spices and then taste a nut. Add more spice mix, to taste, and toss well after each addition. When cool, pack in an airtight jar. They will keep at room temperature for at least 2 weeks.

SPICED WALNUT CAKE WITH POMEGRANATE MOLASSES FROSTING

Steps:

• Line two 20cm springform cake tins with baking parchment. Whisk the eggs with the sugar in a bowl for 5 mins or so until thick and aereated. Slowly pour in the olive oil, whisking continuously, then pour in the honey and vanilla, and whisk again to combine.
• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Combine the flour, baking powder, spices and a pinch of salt in another bowl and mix. Lightly sieve this into the wet mixture, fold in, then add the walnut flour, little by little, until combined. Fold through the chopped walnuts and divide between the tins.
• Bake for 25-30 mins until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Remove and leave to cool in the tins.
• To make the candied walnuts, tip the walnuts onto a baking tray and roast in the oven at 200C/180C fan/gas 6 for 4-5 mins until crisp. Meanwhile, combine the sugar, molasses and 20ml water in a saucepan, and set over a medium heat until the mixture turns a deep caramel colour (around 3-4 mins). Turn the heat down low, then add the nuts, stirring constantly until completely coated. Remove from the heat and tip out onto a layer of baking parchment to cool.
• To make the frosting, beat together the icing sugar and cream cheese until well combined and smooth (the icing will get thinner before it thickens, so continue to whisk for 2 mins), then briefly stir through the molasses to create a ripple effect. Spread half of the frosting on top of one of the cake layers, then sandwich with the other. Top with more icing, the pomegranate seeds and candied walnuts. Serve cut into slices. Will keep chilled in an airtight container for up to three days.

SPICED WALNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275°. In a bowl, beat egg white and water until foamy. Add walnuts. In a large bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Add nut mixture; toss to coat. , Transfer to greased baking sheets. Bake until toasted and crisp, 45-50 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container.

GLITTERING SPICED WALNUTS

Steps:

• 1. TO MAKE THE SPICE MIXTURE: Finely grind all the spices in a spice grinder or electric coffee grinder. Set aside. 2. Place an empty baking sheet next to the stove. Line a second baking sheet with paper towels. In a deep Dutch oven, melt shortening over high heat to a depth of 2 to 3 inches and heat it to 365°F. 3. Meanwhile, bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil over high heat. Add the walnuts and cook for 1 minute only. The water does not have to return to a boil. (This removes excess bitterness.) Drain in a large colander. Do not rinse. Immediately toss the walnuts with the sugar in the colander until the hot water clinging to the walnuts melts the sugar to form a thin glaze. 4. In two batches, deep-fry the walnuts until golden, about 3 minutes. Using a wire-mesh skimmer, transfer the walnuts to the unlined baking sheet (the hot walnuts would stick to paper towels) and let cool completely. When cooled, transfer the walnuts to the paper towels and pat with more towels to drain excess oil. 5. Put the walnuts in a bowl. While tossing the nuts, sift the spice mixture through a fine-meshed sieve over them. Discard the hulls left in the sieve. Season the walnuts with the salt. (The walnuts can be prepared up to 1 week ahead, stored in an airtight container at room temperature.) NOTE: For gift-giving, use the very best extra fancy walnut halves. They are available at nut shops and bakery suppliers, or by mail order from A. L. Bazzini Co., 339 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013, (212) 334-1280.NOTE: To remove the flavor of coffee from a coffee grinder before grinding spices-or conversely, to absorb spice flavor to use the grinder again for coffee--place 1/4 cup granulated sugar in the grinder, process it until powdery, and discard.