Roasted Nut And Raisin Flutes Recipes

SWEET AND SPICY ROASTED NUTS

Steps:

• Crank the oven to 300° (150°C). Line a lipped baking sheet with foil and coat the foil lightly with cooking spray.
• Whisk the egg white until very foamy. Add the sugar, salt, cumin, and red-pepper flakes and whisk well. Stir in the nuts and coat completely.
• Spread the nuts in a single layer on the baking sheet. Bake until they're a deep golden brown, about 25 to 30 minutes, stirring often.
• Remove the sheet from the oven and place it on a wire rack to cool. Break up any nutty clumps. The nuts can be made a week in advance. (Ha! Like they'll ever last that long.) Store in an airtight container.

ROASTED CAULIFLOWER WITH WALNUTS AND RAISINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Brush a heavy large rimmed baking sheet with olive oil. Stir 3 tablespoons olive oil, coriander, cumin and cayenne to blend in a large bowl. Add the cauliflower and garlic and toss to coat. Spread the cauliflower out into a single layer on the prepared baking sheet. Roast until the cauliflower begins to brown at the edges, about 12 minutes. Stir and continue roasting until browned and tender, about 12 minutes longer. Transfer the cauliflower to a serving dish. Set the baking sheet over medium heat. Combine the raisins, water and vinegar on the baking sheet and boil, stirring up the browned bits from the bottom of the baking sheet until the liquid is reduced to about 2 tablespoons, about 1 minute. Transfer the contents of the baking sheet to the cauliflower. Add the parsley and walnuts and toss to combine.

ROASTED NUT AND RAISIN FLUTES

Steps:

• For the starter: Combine the starter ingredients, cover, and let rise at cool room temperature overnight, until expanded and bubbly.
• Place the hazelnuts in an ungreased 9" x 13" pan. Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 24 minutes, or until they're a light golden brown. Set them aside. (If you're using walnuts, bake them for about 12 minutes.)
• Combine the starter, flour, salt, water, and yeast, mixing and kneading to make a soft dough. Knead for several minutes; the dough will be sticky, but try to avoid adding more flour. Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl, cover, and let rise for 45 minutes. Gently deflate the dough, turn it over, and let it rise an additional 45 minutes.
• Knead the nuts and raisins into the dough. Yes, this is a LOT of fruit and nuts to try to knead in; just keep working at it. The finished breadsticks are more fruit and nuts than dough!
• Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces. Working on a floured surface, stretch and roll the pieces 10" long. Place flûtes 2" apart on two lightly greased or parchment-lined baking sheets, six to a sheet. Cover with lightly greased plastic wrap, and let rise for 2 hours at room temperature. Preheat the oven to 375°F
• Bake the flûtes for 10 minutes. Gently lay a sheet of aluminum foil over each pan. Bake for an additional 20 to 25 minutes, rotating the pans in the oven (top to bottom, bottom to top) midway through the baking time. The finished flûtes will be set and barely beginning to turn golden. Remove them from the oven, and cool on a rack.
• Yield: a dozen 10" flûtes.
• Note: To avoid the potential of burned raisins on the bottom of the flûtes, bake each pan separately, placing it in the upper third of the oven. Or bake pans at the same time, but for 30 minutes only, even if the flûtes haven't yet begun to brown.

FANCY ROASTED NUTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix the first six ingredients. Add nuts; toss to coat. Spread onto a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. , Bake at 300° for 35-40 minutes or until nuts are lightly toasted and appear dry, stirring occasionally. Serve warm or at room temperature. Store in an airtight container.