Spiced California Walnuts

Walnuts coated in egg white and water mixture, drained and tossed with sugar, allspice and cinnamon. Walnuts are baked 1 hour in low heat.

Ingredients -

1 Egg White
1 tablespoon Water
1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Allspice
1 tablespoon Cinnamon
2 cups California Walnuts

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 200°F.

2. Place foil on cookie sheet.

3. In a small bowl, combine egg white and water. Beat mixture with fork until foamy.

4. Add walnuts and stir to coat. Pour walnut mixture into strainer. Allow walnuts to drain 3 minutes.

5. Add sugar, allspice and cinnamon to large zip-lock bag. Close and shake to mix.

6. Add walnuts to plastic bag. Shake to coat nuts.

7. Spread nuts out in one layer on cookie sheet.

8. Bake 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

Variations and Recipe Ideas:

Cooking Tip

Cinnamon

The delicate, fragrant, slightly sweet spice is now grown in most hot tropical regions around the world. Much of the cinnamon in the United States is actually cassia, a close relative to cinnamon. Check the packaging for clarity before purchase. Cinnamon is available in ground, quilling, and stick varieties.

Cooking Tip

Allspice

Allspice can be purchased in whole or ground form. The allspice berry is dried before being ground or packaged whole. Allspice gets its name from tasting like a number of other spices including cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and pepper combined.