Apparently I have been living under a rock. Apparently EVERYONE but me knew that the way to get a good crisp, spicy coating on nuts was to coat them in meringue first.If this is so widely known, why has it taken so long for anyone to tell me?
Anyway. I shall put aside my bitterness.
A couple of nights a week I have a dance class and I don't get home until 9pm. I have a very low tolerance for being hungry. Being hungry makes me extremely cross and snappy. So I usually try to find a snack to eat on the train so that I can maintain some sort of positive outlook on society for long enough to get home to dinner. After spending a) quite a lot of money and b) eating a lot of unhealthy snacks, I decided that the best way would be to make something that I could take with me. So I turned to these spicy nuts that EVERYONE BUT ME knew about.
So, here we have:
Last One To Know Spicy Nuts
1 eggwhite
1 tbs muscovado sugar
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp crushed black pepper
1 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp crushed garlic
1/2 tsp crushed chilli
3 cups mixed nuts (I used mixed nuts and raisins, some blanched almonds that were lurking and some walnuts that were lurking)
1/2 cup flax seed
1/2 cup pumpkin seed
Whisk the eggwhite to stiff peaks. Mix in the sugar and other seasonings, then fold in the nuts and seeds. Spread in a single-ish layer on a silicon paper-lined baking sheet and roast on a low temperature for 10-15 minutes, keeping a close eye on things. Allow to cool completely and store in an airtight box.
16 comments:
These sound great FC! I will have to give it a go. I am not sure if I knew this was the way or not, it may have been stored somewhere in the deep recesses, but in order to keep you honest, I will say I did know.
Lol, sounds like me finding out egg white was the way to make seeds stay on my bread loaves too
these sound so good!! i love a good cocktail nut. yum :)
I did see a recipe recently for a bar snack that used egg white, but no sugar. I thought it was on your blog?
HH - it would be kinder if you said you didn't, because then I couldn't accuse you of keeping it from me!
Kat - well I did know that one.
Heather - I like to think that the flaxseed makes them healthy.
Mother - not me, but LOADS of the American blogs were talking about this sort of snack before Christmas.
Lol, alright FC, I didn't know.
I'm glad you are finally in our secret club!
Well, you aren't REALLY the last to know. I had no idea.
HH - thank you!
Joie - hmmm I knew it was a conspiracy!
Mr Orph - pleased to hear it!
No one told me either! I thought it was just an eggwhite wash that did the trick. Damn.
I had no idea either. Awesome tip
I am last to know -- I love spicy nuts and wasabi peas and crunchy, piquant thingies like that. Yummo.
Dee - i had heard about the eggwhite wash, but making a meringue works amazingly well.
Alex - give it a try! Very tasty.
Cranky - oh yes, wasabi peas! Actually, for my next batch I might use some wasabi paste...
You were not the last one to know! That was me! I love the name of your snack and the recipe looks great. One of these days, I shall have to try making some!
"Being hungry makes me extremely cross and snappy."
I made DH read this---
hey, honey! It's not just me!!! Now, fork over that last half cupcake! :D
I didn't know about the beaten egg white trick either... these nuts look to be a perfect addition to a party I'm having at the end of the month. Thanks for posting!
Meryl - very pleased to hear that!
Vicci - wait until you see this week's spicy nut!
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