Chili-Lime Spiced Nuts

Name: Chili-Lime Spiced Nuts
Yield: Serves 20 (Makes about 5 cups)
Ingredients: 1 large, egg white; 1 tablespoon, grated lime zest; 1 tablespoon, lime juice; 1 teaspoon, salt; 1 pound, unsalted nuts (see note); 1/2 cup, granulated sugar; 2 1/2 teaspoons, chili powder; 1 teaspoon, ground cumin; 1/2 teaspoon, cayenne pepper

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2010

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As much as we adore butter, egg whites make a better binder for gluing spice to nut.

SERVES20 (Makes about 5 cups)

TIME1 hour, plus 20 minutes cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Oil, melted butter, and other common Chili-Lime Spiced Nuts coatings made for greasy hands and didn’t coat the nuts evenly. We found egg whites mixed with a little lime juice and salt worked best. Slow-roasting the nuts at a low temperature...

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