Holiday Spiced Nuts

Ingredients:

• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon cold water
• 4 cups nuts
• ½ cup sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
• Add cold water to egg and beat until frothy but not stiff.
• Add nuts and toss to coat.
• Mix sugar, salt and cinnamon in another bowl.
• Add nuts to sugar and spices and stir until well coated.
• Generously spray or butter a cookie sheet.
• Spread nuts evenly and bake for 30 minutes.
• Turn nuts over and bake for another 30 minutes.
• Nuts will be soft when you take them out but will crisp as they cool.
• This recipe works well with
• pecans, almonds or walnuts.

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