I stumbled across a recipe in my recipe binder the other day that I just had to make....cinnamon roasted almonds. These are those yummy nuts you smell at state fairs and craft shows...you know, the one's that cost $5.00 for a bag of about 8 almonds (or pecans, if you prefer)!! Anyway...I made these once before and I don't know why it has taken me so long to make them again...they are YUMMY!!! My kids eat them like candy. They almost taste like candy but you get a nice healthy almond in the center :) So...here goes...
The ingredients:
1 egg white
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups whole almonds (I just used a 10.25 oz can b/c that's what I had on hand)
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
(I have two cans of almonds in the picture b/c I made a double batch.)
First step: Preheat your oven to 250 degrees. If you aren't using parchment paper you want to lightly grease a 10x13 inch pan or cookie sheet. I highly recommend using parchment paper.
Then, you lightly beat the egg white; add 1 teaspoon of vanilla and beat until frothy but not stiff. Add the nuts and stir until well coated.
Mix the dry ingredients - sugar, brown sugar, salt, and cinnamon.
You want to stir the nuts in the egg/vanilla mixture. After that, what I did was lift the nuts out of the egg whites with a slotted spoon and dropped them into the bowl of dry ingredients. I stirred them around to make sure they were well coated.
Spread evenly on the prepared pan.
Bake for 1 hour (depending on your oven - I baked 1 hour and 15 minutes) stirring occasionally, until golden. Allow to cool and then store in airtight containers - If you have any leftover to store. YUM!!
