Orange Spiced Nuts Food

HOLIDAY SPICED NUTS

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet and cook nuts over moderate heat 7 to 8 minutes until golden and well toasted ¿ your nose will know when they are done. Transfer nuts to a plate and return pan to stove top. Add butter to the pan in small pieces. Melt butter and spice it with anise, cinnamon, pepper and nutmeg. Let butter infuse a minute then pour over nuts. Turn off heat. Add smoked nuts to the skillet and turn to combine evenly with butter.

SPICED NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Spread the nuts out on a large baking sheet. Bake until the nuts are lightly toasted, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• In the meantime, melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Add the remaining ingredients and stir to combine. Transfer the nuts to a serving bowl. Pour in the butter and toss to coat evenly. Serve warm or room temperature.

SPICED ORANGE PECANS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine egg whites and orange juice. Add pecans and toss to coat; drain. In another large bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Add pecans and toss to coat. , Spread in a single layer in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 250° for 30-35 minutes or until dry and lightly browned. Cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

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.

SPICED BAR NUTS WITH ORANGE BITTERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper and nonstick spray, or line it with a silicone baking mat.
• In a large bowl, combine the honey, brown sugar, garam masala, chile flakes, fennel seeds, orange bitters and kosher salt. Stir to combine. Add the mixed nuts and toss well.
• Spread the nuts out evenly on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Be sure to give them a toss halfway through the cook time.
• When you pull the nuts out of the oven, give them a generous sprinkling of fleur de sel and then let them cool completely. Once cooled, you can break them apart and serve.

CRUNCHY ORANGE CARDAMOM SPICED NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F; line a baking sheet with parchment paper, then spray with cooking spray.
• Separate egg white from yolk into a large bowl (reserving yolk for another use); whisk egg white with orange zest, orange juice, vanilla extract, and salt.
• Add nuts and toss to coat; drain in a colander for 4 to 5 minutes.
• Combine sugar, ground cardamom, and pepper; add nuts and toss to coat with spices; spread nuts out on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake until dry and crisp, turning baking sheet once halfway through cooking, about 40 to 45 minutes.
• Cool, then break apart nuts and serve.
• Store in an air tight container for up to 3 weeks.

ORANGES IN SPICED HONEY

Steps:

• Zest one of the oranges and set the zest aside. Working with one orange at a time, cut a 1/4 inch off of the bottom and top of an orange. Stand the fruit cut-side down on a cutting board, and working from top to bottom, cut away the peel and pith. Working over a bowl, cradle the orange in one hand and cut along both sides of each membrane through to the center, releasing the segments into the bowl. (If you can't get whole segments, that's okay.) Squeeze the remaining membrane over a second bowl to release any juices; add the juices that have collected with the orange segments. Repeat with the remaining oranges.
• Melt the butter over medium heat in a medium skillet. Stir in the cinnamon stick and a pinch of cayenne and cook until aromatic, about 1 minute. Add the orange juice, zest and honey and bring to a simmer. Cook, uncovered, swirling occasionally, until the liquid thickens to a glaze, about 7 minutes more. Add the orange segments and cook until just warmed. Remove from the heat and discard the cinnamon stick. Spoon over toasted waffles, pancakes or French toast.

ORANGE-SPICED PECANS

Steps:

• Place pecans on an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 275° for 10 minutes. , After 6 minutes, in a small heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, orange juice, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil. Cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. , Stir in warm pecans until evenly coated. Spread in a single layer on a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Cool.

ORANGE ESPRESSO SPICED NUTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 175. Celsius.
• Line a baking pan with heavy duty foil.
• Melt butter in oven in pan with foil.
• Meanwhile combine sugar, espresso powder, cinnamon and salt in a small bowl.
• Place egg whites in a medium bowl. Beat at high speed, scraping bowl often, until soft peaks form.
• Continue beating, gradually adding sugar mixture, until stiff peaks form.
• Gently stir in nuts and orange peel.
• Spread nut mixture into pan over melted butter, bake stirring every 10 minutes to thoroughly coat nuts with egg white mixture and butter for 25-30 mins or until nuts are browned.
• Cool completely before storing in an air-tight container.

CANDIED SPICED NUTS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a medium size heavy skillet. Heat over medium-high heat to boiling.
• Cook, stirring constantly, until all of the liquid is evaporated and nuts are coated and sugary (approximately 5 minutes).
• Transfer to a non-stick baking sheet; break nuts apart while still warm. Let cool.

ORANGE CINNAMON SPICED NUTS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 325°F.
• Blanch almonds (cover with boiling water a bowl, drain, rinse with cool water, rub off skins).
• Spread nuts on rimmed baking pan.
• Bake, stirring occasionally, 20-25 minutes until lightly toasted.
• In small bowl stir together sugar, allspice and salt.
• In a separate 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 grated orange peel.
• Melt butter in oven on original baking pan. Return nut mixture to pan and spread over the butter.
• Bake, stirring every 10 minutes, 25-30 minutes until nuts are brown.
• Store up to two weeks in airtight container at room temperature.

SAVORY SPICED NUTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 275 degrees.
• Whisk egg white and water until foamy.
• Toss with nuts, and pour into strainer.
• Strain for 3 minutes.
• Pour nuts into brown paper bag, and shake with spices until coated.
• Pour onto cookie sheet and spread out.
• Bake 15 minutes and stir.
• Lower heat to 225 degrees, and bake 1 hour, stirring a few times.
• Turn off oven and cool with door propped open.
• Store in airtight container.

ORANGE-ANCHO SPICED NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275°. In a large bowl, beat egg white and water until frothy. Add nuts; stir gently to coat. Combine the sugar, pie spice, orange zest and chili pepper; add to nut mixture and gently stir to coat., Spread into an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake 35-40 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring once. Sprinkle with chips. Cool completely. Break into pieces. Store in an airtight container.

ORANGE SPICED CASHEWS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside. In a medium bowl, mix cashews with corn syrup until evenly coated. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine salt, zest, ginger, coriander, cumin, and cayenne. Sprinkle mixture over nuts, and stir until nuts are evenly coated. Transfer to one of the prepared baking sheets; spread in a single layer, separating nuts.
• Bake until the nuts are golden and the syrup is bubbling, about 15 minutes. Immediately transfer nuts to the other baking sheet. Separate cashews; let cool.

ORANGE SPICED ALMONDS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the sugar, orange zest, cinnamon, allspice and ginger. In a small bowl, beat egg white and orange juice. Add almonds; stir to coat. Sprinkle sugar mixture over almonds; mix well. Spread in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake at 300° for 20 minutes. Remove to waxed paper to cool.