Sweet And Salty Nuts Food

SWEET AND SALTY NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees, usung about 2 tablespoons butter, generously butter a 15x10x1-inch baking pan,set aside.
• In a large bowl stir together the nuts, grandulated sugar, corn syrup, salt, and pepper until well combined; spread in prepared pan.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until golden and bubbly, stirring once or twice; remove from oven; sprinkle generously with raw sugar; toss to coat.
• Transfer mixture to a large piece of foil (Release foil works great), cool completly about 30 minutes; break apart to serve.
• Store nuts in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks or in freezer container in freezer up to 3 months.

SWEET AND SALTY CINNAMON NUTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300 degrees.
• Mix sugar, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
• Place nuts in a bowl and pour the egg white over them. Stir until nuts are coated and sticky.
• Sprinkle cinnamon-sugar mixture over nuts and stir until nuts are completely coated.
• Spread on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake 30 minutes.

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.

SWEET AND SALTY CRUNCHY NUT BARS

Steps:

• Be still my beating heart! Or perhaps this is not the best thing to say here, given the likelihood of this lusciously over-the-top piece of chocolate excess inducing just such an outcome. I wouldn't want to make this very often, so impossible is it to walk away from with any conviction. I fear it is the kitchen equivalent to crack cocaine.
• Still, as the French say "Everything in moderation, even moderation." This is gloriously intemperate, riotously vulgar. I love it.
• The key is the blaring balance between sweet and salty: it's like several klaxons going off in your head as you eat. And it's strange that while I would normally eschew an all-milk chocolate offering, I prefer it here to the bittersweet-and-milk mixed version. Not that either is bad, and since the jury is matched on this, I feel it only right to alert you to either option. For what it's worth, I like the darker version in the round pan and cut into panforte-type skinny wedges, and my preferred milk chocolate version set in a rectangular pan and cut into chunky, squat slabs (rather as I feel and look like after eating too many of them).
• Line your springform pan with aluminum foil or use a foil pan.
• Break up or chop the chocolate into pieces, and drop into a heavy-based saucepan. Add the butter and syrup, put on a low heat, and melt gently together.
• Tip the peanuts into a bowl, and crush the honeycomb candy with your hands, letting the golden-glinting rubble fall into the nuts.
• Take the melted chocolate mixture off the heat and stir in the peanuts and crushed honeycomb candy, then tip straight into the springform pan or foil pan. Smooth the top of the mixture as much as you can, pressing down with a silicon spatula or vinyl-disposable-gloved hand. Put into the refrigerator for about 4 hours, and once set, cut into slices as desired.
• Make Ahead Note: The bars can be made 1 day ahead. Transfer slices to airtight container, layered with parchment paper, and store in refrigerator. Keeps for 3 to 4 days.

SWEET, SPICY AND SALTY CANDIED NUT MIX

Steps:

• Melt the butter and sugar in a large skillet over medium heat and add the salt. Add the almonds, cashews, peanuts, pecans, chili powder, cinnamon, cumin and cayenne. Cook until the sugar is melted and the nuts are fragrant, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the rosemary and toss. Immediately spread the nut mixture on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Cool completely, and then serve.

SWEET-AND-SPICY NUTS

Steps:

• Grind 1/2 teaspoon each caraway and coriander seeds in a spice grinder. Whisk 2 egg whites to soft peaks; fold in the spices, 2 teaspoons kosher salt, 6 chopped dried arbol chiles, 1/3 cup sugar, 1/4 teaspoon orange zest, 3 cups mixed nuts and 3 tablespoons diced butter. Spread on a baking sheet; bake at 325 degrees F, stirring occasionally, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool. Crumble the chiles for extra heat.

SWEET AND SALTY BACON AND NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Cook the bacon over medium heat in a large skillet until brown and crisp, 8 to 9 minutes. Remove the bacon using a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Pour 1/4 cup of the bacon fat on a heavy rimmed baking sheet and spread evenly.
• Beat the egg white and salt until just foamy using a whisk in a medium bowl. Gradually add the sugar and beat until just blended. Add the almonds, walnuts and cayenne pepper. Toss until the nuts are coated.
• Spread the nut mixture in a single layer on the baking sheet. Bake until the nuts are crisp and brown, about 35 minutes, turning and stirring the nut mixture with a metal spatula every 10 to 15 minutes. Cool for 2 hours.
• Transfer the nut mixture to a bowl; add the bacon pieces and toss to blend. This recipe can be prepared 1 day ahead and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

SALTY AND SWEET WALNUTS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring sugar, water, and salt to a boil over high heat; boil for 2 minutes.
• Pour into large bowl; add walnuts, cinnamon and pepper; stirring to mix.
• Let stand 3 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in wok or skillet, heat lard over med-high heat.
• Stir fry walnut mixture until slightly darkened, about 3-5 minutes.
• Drain in metal colander; discard oil.
• Spread on baking sheet; let cool to room temperature.
• ENJOY!

SWEET AND SALTY NUTS AND CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• In a bowl toss the almonds, butter, sugar, and Cajun seasoning (you may substitute 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper and 1/4 teaspoon white pepper for the Cajun seasoning).
• Pour the nut mixture onto a rimmed baking sheet. Roast, stirring occasionally until nuts are one shade darker - about 25 minutes. *Note - the time may be less if you are using almonds that are already roasted.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle with salt.
• Set aside to cool.
• When cool toss the nuts with the cranberries.
• This will last 1 week at room temperature or 3 weeks in the freezer.