Honey Glazed Nuts Food

HONEY GLAZED NUTS

Steps:

• Line a baking tray with waxed paper. Combine all ingredients in a medium-sized pot over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Continue stirring and boiling for 3-5 minutes. Pour nuts onto waxed paper-lined tray to cool. Store in an airtight container.

GLAZED NUTS

Steps:

• In a heavy 8 inch skillet combine nuts, sugar and butter.
• Cook over med heat, stirring constantly until sugar is melted and golden in color and nuts are toasted (about 7 minutes).
• Spread nuts on a butter cookie sheet or aluminum foil, separating nuts.
• Sprinkle lightly with salt.

HONEY-GLAZED DOUGHNUTS WITH RAISINS AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Combine 1/4 cup warm water and sugar in small bowl. Sprinkle yeast over; stir to blend. Let stand until yeast dissolves and mixture is foamy, about 6 minutes.
• Whisk flour and salt in large bowl to blend. Make well in center. Add raisins, pine nuts, egg, and 1 tablespoon oil to well. Pour remaining 1 1/4 cups warm water over, then pour yeast mixture over. Stir until smooth dough forms. Scrape down sides of bowl; cover bowl with plastic, then towel. Let dough rise in warm draft-free area until doubled in volume, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Line large rimmed baking sheet with double layer of paper towels. Pour enough oil into large deep saucepan to reach depth of 2 inches. Attach deep-fry thermometer to side of pan and heat oil to 360°F to 370°F. Working in batches of 5 or 6 doughnuts, dip metal tablespoon into hot oil to coat and, without deflating dough, gently scoop up rounded tablespoonful. Drop dough into oil. Fry until deep golden, turning occasionally, about 5 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer doughnuts to prepared sheet and drain. Do ahead Doughnuts can be made 6 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature. Rewarm on same sheet in 350°F oven about 15 minutes.
• Whisk honey, 3/4 cup water, and cinnamon in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat until syrup comes to boil. Remove pan from heat. Dip warm doughnuts into honey syrup and pile onto platter. Pour remaining syrup into bowl. Serve doughnuts with remaining syrup.

HONEY-GLAZED MIXED NUTS

Steps:

• Cook all ingredients in skillet on medium-high heat 2 to 3 min. or until glaze starts to simmer and turn foamy, stirring constantly.
• Spread onto baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray, separating nuts slightly with fork. Cool completely.

SPICED HONEY-GLAZED NUTS

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350.
• Spread the nuts on a large rimmed baking sheet. Bake just until the nuts are warm to the touch, about 3 minutes. Remove baking sheet from oven. Drizzle nuts with honey and corn syrup, and mix well. Continue baking, stirring often with oiled spatula (I used Pam) until the liquid has evaporated into a glaze, about 10-12 minutes.
• Mix the sugar, salt, cumin, chili powder and cayenne pepper in a large bowl. Add the nuts and mix well to coat them with the spiced sugar. Transfer to a clean baking sheet to cool, breaking up the nuts that may have stuck together. They will crisp as they cool.
• Store in airtight container at room temp for up to one week.

HONEY GLAZED MIXED NUTS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, combine the ingredients and cook on medium high heat for 2 to 3 minutes or until glaze starts to simmer and turns foams.
• Spread onto a greased baking sheet, separating slightly with a fork; cool completely.

ORANGE HONEY GLAZED HAZELNUTS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a cookie sheet or line it with waxed paper or a nonstick baking mat. Toss all of the ingredients together in a bowl and turn out onto the prepared pan, spreading out the hazelnuts so they do not touch. Bake until lightly toasted, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Check at 15 minutes then let bake for another 5 to 10 minutes. Loosen the hazelnuts from the bottom of the pan with a spatula and cool in the pan at room temperature; store in airtight container.

HONEY-GLAZED CRISPY SNACK MIX

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cereal, pretzels and pecans; set aside. In a small saucepan, melt butter; stir in honey until well blended. Pour over cereal mixture and stir to coat. Spread into two greased 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until mixture is lightly glazed, stirring occasionally. Cool in pan for 3 minutes; remove from pan and spread on waxed paper to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

HONEY-GLAZED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Stir together honey and pecans, tossing to coat well. Spread pecans in 1 layer in a shallow baking pan and sprinkle with sugar. Bake in middle of oven 15 minutes, then stir and bake 5 minutes more.
• Transfer while still warm to a sheet of parchment paper or foil and, working quickly, separate pecans with a fork. Cool completely (about 1 hour) and remove nuts from parchment, breaking up any large pieces.

CREAMED SPINACH WITH HONEY GLAZED PINE NUTS

Steps:

• In a small sauté pan heat 1 tbsp of olive oil on MEDIUM, add pine nuts (be careful they burn quickly! Make sure you are constantly watching and stirring them). Toast lightly (about 1 minute) remove from heat and add 1 tbsp honey. Transfer to a small bowl and let pine nuts cool.
• Add 1 tbsp of olive oil to the small sauté pan. Add onions and garlic. Fry until translucent (do not brown). Sit onions/garlic to the side to cool.
• On MEDIUM heat, add 1/4 cup butter to a large saucepan. Once butter has melted add the flour, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Cook for about 1 minute.
• Slowly add milk to butter/flour mixture, stirring constantly until you have a thick sauce. Add the cubed cream cheese and stir until melted.
• Add the onion/garlic mixture to the cream sauce.
• Add the 2 packages of well drained frozen chopped spinach to the cream sauce. Stir to combine and cook for approx 3-4 minutes on MEDIUM.
• Once spinach mixture is heated completely through, stir in Asiago cheese and remove from heat.
• Transfer creamed spinach to a serving dish.
• Spoon honey glazed pine nuts over the creamed spinach and serve immediately.

HONEY GLAZED MACADAMIA NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Toss all the ingredients together.
• Transfer macadamia nuts to a greased baking sheet.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until lightly toasted, stirring occasionally.
• Allow to cool.
• Store in an airtight container.