Candied Nuts

This one falls in the "clips" category, so I am not sure where mom got this one.  My Dad loves nuts, so I am sure she clipped this to make it for him.  They are pretty easy to make if you have a stand mixer, since you coat the nuts in a meringue type mixture before baking. They smell great cooking, too!  I just made some for my Dad for his birthday...shhhh  don't tell!!

Candied Nuts
1/3 cup butter
2 egg whites
dash of salt
1 cup of sugar
3 cups of nuts (use raw almonds, cashews, or pecans... or a combo)
4 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place butter in a cookie sheet and melt while you are whipping the egg whites.

Using a mixer, beat the egg whites with the dash of salt until frothy.  Add the cup of sugar, and beat until stiff peaks form, like a meringue.

Gently add cinnamon and fold in the nuts.  It looks weird, and white... but don't fret.

Spread in the pan and coat with the butter.  You will bake it for a total of 35-40 minutes, but you'll want to stir it every 8-10 minutes and watch it turn into golden nuggets of deliciousness.

I turned mine out on a sheet of parchment to cool.