What to do with my almonds?

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Kate <[email hidden]> typed:

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After my grandma caught me picking all the almonds out of the Chex Mix, she decided to give me a
one pound bag of California almonds to do with as I please. They are unsalted, but not raw. I'd
like to make the sweet, cinnamon-ny kind sold out of kiosks at state fair and the mall. Do these
have a name? I did a web search, but no recipes seem to be what I'm looking for. Any recipes or
suggestions? Thanks, Kate

I haven't tried this one, specifically, ut have used variations.
dizzypigbbq.comrecipesAlmonds.htmlOpen ↗ I do know people that have tried it, as is, and love
the recipe.

BOB

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Cyndi <Remove a "b" to reply> "Kate" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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: After my grandma caught me picking all the almonds out of the
Chex Mix, she
: decided to give me a one pound bag of California almonds to do
with as I
: please. They are unsalted, but not raw. I'd like to make the
sweet,
: cinnamon-ny kind sold out of kiosks at state fair and the mall.
Do these
: have a name? I did a web search, but no recipes seem to be
what I'm
: looking for. Any recipes or suggestions? Thanks, Kate
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Gourmet Almonds Source: unknown

1 Egg WHITE 2 TBSP Coffee-flavored Liqueur 3 c Almonds (16 oz)
1/2 c Superfine Sugar 2 TBSP Cocoa 1 tsp Cinnamon
2/4 tsp Salt

Preheat oven to 225. Combine Egg and Liqueur in a bowl, beat until foamy. Stir in nuts. In a small
bowl, combine last 4 items. Stir SUGAR MIXTURE into ALMOND MIXTURE. Spread onto lightly GREASED
baking sheet. Bake 1 HOUR, stirring EVERY 15 min. Cool.

Cyndi

On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 20:08:33 -0000, Kate <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

After my grandma caught me picking all the almonds out of the Chex Mix, she decided to give me a
one pound bag of California almonds to do with as I please. They are unsalted, but not raw. I'd
like to make the sweet, cinnamon-ny kind sold out of kiosks at state fair and the mall. Do these
have a name? I did a web search, but no recipes seem to be what I'm looking for. Any recipes or
suggestions?

Your grandma is pretty classy, putting almonds instead of peanuts into the Chex mix. :-)

Your almonds *are* probably raw -- just with skins on. Toasted/roasted are specialty items.

Another poster has supplied what looks to be a good recipe. I've tried the egg-white method for
spiced nuts and it turns out very well.

Search on

"spiced nuts" recipe

for many variations. For caramelized pecans, I cook some brown sugar and a little water in a heavy
pan over medium heat until the sugar is thoroughly melted and bubbling; then toss in nuts and stir
around until the nuts are coated and toasted. Turn out onto wax paper or a plastic plate. Sorry
about no exact proportions. For a few salad garnishments, I guess it's 3Tblsp brown sugar, 2 tsp
water, and 1/2 cup nuts. I've seen many recipes that include butter in this somewhere, and I tried
it once, but they came out very greasy.

"Frogleg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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: On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 20:08:33 -0000, Kate
<[email hidden]>
: wrote:
:
: >After my grandma caught me picking all the almonds out of the
Chex Mix, she
: >decided to give me a one pound bag of California almonds to do
with as I
: >please. They are unsalted, but not raw. I'd like to make the
sweet,
: >cinnamon-ny kind sold out of kiosks at state fair and the
mall. Do these
: >have a name? I did a web search, but no recipes seem to be
what I'm
: >looking for. Any recipes or suggestions?
:
: Your grandma is pretty classy, putting almonds instead of
peanuts into
: the Chex mix. :-)
:
: Your almonds *are* probably raw -- just with skins on.
Toasted/roasted
: are specialty items.
:
: Another poster has supplied what looks to be a good recipe.
I've tried
: the egg-white method for spiced nuts and it turns out very
well.
:
: Search on
:
: "spiced nuts" recipe
:
: for many variations. For caramelized pecans, I cook some brown
sugar
: and a little water in a heavy pan over medium heat until the
sugar is
: thoroughly melted and bubbling; then toss in nuts and stir
around
: until the nuts are coated and toasted. Turn out onto wax paper
or a
: plastic plate. Sorry about no exact proportions. For a few
salad
: garnishments, I guess it's 3Tblsp brown sugar, 2 tsp water, and
1/2
: cup nuts. I've seen many recipes that include butter in this somewhere, and I tried it once, but
: they came out very greasy.
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That reminds me of another. Toss almonds in olive oil and cayenne pepper and then roast in the oven.
Really, really good! Oh, and a little bit of salt, too.

Cyndi

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That reminds me of another. Toss almonds in olive oil and cayenne pepper and then roast in the
oven. Really, really good! Oh, and a little bit of salt, too.

Cyndi

Try almondsarein.comalmondsarein.comOpen ↗ salads main dishes snacks - so many recipes - never enough almonds!
Lynn in Fargo

Kate said:

I'd like to make the sweet, cinnamon-ny kind sold out of kiosks at state fair and the mall.

My MIL does this with almonds. Dip in water, roll in 50-50 powdered sugar and powdered cinnimon.
Bake for several minutes to dry. Walnuts tend to clump so they end up half the size of cookies.

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I did a web search, but no recipes seem to be what I'm looking for.

Here's another you weren't looking for. Make almond butter. Put the nuts in a food processor, turn
it on, keep it on until the nuts become nut butter. Almond butter is fabulous. No need to add
anything but almonds.

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Your grandma is pretty classy, putting almonds instead of peanuts into the Chex mix. :-)

We have an old family recipe for a rather elaborate Chex mix, it's actually called Kris Kringle
Krunch. It takes mixed nuts rather than peanuts. I'd have to ask a relative for the recipe.

Kate said:

Frogleg <[email hidden]> wrote in :"]news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

Your grandma is pretty classy, putting almonds instead of peanuts into the Chex mix. :-)

We have an old family recipe for a rather elaborate Chex mix, it's actually called Kris Kringle
Krunch. It takes mixed nuts rather than peanuts. I'd have to ask a relative for the recipe.

In the 1940's, the recipe for the cereal mix was made of a mixture of any or all of the bite sized
cereal, tiny pretzel sticks and mixed nuts that contained many almonds, with or without peanuts. You
could find the recipe on the cereal boxes and in magazine ads before Christmas. The mixture was
baked in a buttered dish and then finished when the savory liquid was mixed into everything and
baked until done.

A friend and I used to make it, fill metal gift boxes with it and give it as Christmas gifts. It was
a big favorite and we had many complaints when we stopped making the mix after a few years.

Kate said:

After my grandma caught me picking all the almonds out of the Chex Mix, she decided to give me a
one pound bag of California almonds to do with as I please. They are unsalted, but not raw. I'd
like to make the sweet, cinnamon-ny kind sold out of kiosks at state fair and the mall. Do these
have a name? I did a web search, but no recipes seem to be what I'm looking for. Any recipes or
suggestions? Thanks, Kate

I just made some sweet spiced almonds for Xmas. I don't have the recipe here at work but I can get
it. They were made with some beaten egg white, toss the almonds with the egg white and then toss
with a mixture of sugar, cinnamon, allspice, and cloves. Then bake. They were quite good. I'm still
nibbling on them here at work. Kate

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