Sweet And Sassy Popcorn And Nuts Recipes

SWEET AND SASSY MIXED NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F and prepare baking sheet. I like to line a jelly roll pan with parchment paper, but you can grease your pan if you like.
• Combine brown sugar, cinnamon and cayenne, set aside.
• In a bowl large enough to accommodate nuts, whisk the egg white; add nuts, cranberries, sprinkle with sugar mixture and toss to coat. Spread onto prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown, stirring once. Cool completely.
• Store in an airtight container up to a week.

SWEET AND SALTY POPCORN WITH ORANGE-BLOSSOM HONEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Place popcorn and nuts in a large ovenproof bowl, and keep warm in oven. Pour sugar into a small, heavy saucepan and place over medium-low heat. When sugar is melted and a light caramel color, add honey and stir until smooth and liquid. Remove from heat.
• Take popcorn from oven, sprinkle it with salt, and then pour sugar syrup over it. Using a potholder to steady bowl with one hand, stir quickly, using a large fork, to fluff and coat corn. Spread on baking sheet, and let cool. Break into large pieces and eat as a sweet snack. Store in an airtight tin.

SWEET AND SPICY SASSY NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 deg F.
• Pour the 6 cups of nuts into a gallon size zipper top plastic bag. In a small bowl, beat the large egg white with the teaspoon of water until the white is frothy. Pour the frothy egg white into the plastic bag with the nuts, seal and shake until all the nuts are coated with the egg white mixture.
• In a separate bowl, mix the salt, brown sugar, cinnamon, and Berbere spice mix (or your substitute), until well blended.
• Pour the brown sugar spice mix into the plastic bag, seal, and shake until all the nuts are covered.
• Line a jellyroll pan with parchment paper. Pour the spiced nuts onto the pan, spread out in an even layer. Bake in a 350 deg F oven for 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes, until the spice glaze is set and the nuts are toasted.
• Allow to cool completely before serving. The spice glaze will set hard as it cools.