Sugar and Spice Nuts

Makes about 5 cups. Prep time 15 min., bake: 55 min.

3/4 cup sugar

1 Tbsp. Sweet Spice Blend

3/4 tsp. salt

1 egg white

1 Tbsp. water

1 pound pecan nuts or other combination of raw nuts.

Combine first 3 ingredients in a medium bowl and set aside.

Beat egg white and 1 Tbsp. water in medium bown until foamy.

Add nuts to egg white mixture to coat evenly.

Add nuts to sugar mixture, stirring until evenly coated and place in a single layer on a buttered jelly roll pan.

Bake at 275 for 50-55 min, stirring every 15 min. Spread on wax paper and cool completely.

Store in an airtight container.

Sweet Spice Blend

Makes 6 Tbsp. Prep. time 5 min. (A 2 oz. jar of ground cardamom will cost about $10 - you can use cinnamon in it's place.

2 Tbsp. light brown sugar

2 Tbsp. ground cinnamon

4 tsp. dried ground ginger

1 tsp. ground nutmeg

1/2 tsp. ground clover

1/2 tsp. ground cardamom

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Store in an airtight container.