Dawn's Candied Walnuts
Per a request here is the recipe for the candied walnuts
INGREDIENTS:
1 pound walnut halves
1 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread nuts in a single layer over a baking sheet. Roast for approximately 8 to 10 minutes, or until the nuts start to turn brown and the smell of roasting nuts fills the kitchen.
Stir together sugar, cinnamon, salt, and milk in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat for 8 minutes, or until the mixture reaches the soft ball stage of 236 degrees F (113 degrees C). Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla immediately. .
Add walnuts to sugar syrup, and stir to coat well. Spoon nuts onto waxed paper, and immediately separate nuts with a fork. Cool, and store in airtight containers.
Source: Allrecipes
5 comments:
this looks so good! do you need a candy thermometer or can you just wing it? maybe i should just get a candy thermometer!
You are supposed to use one, but I don't have one. It came out ok though. I just cooked it for the 8 minutes. I bet it would be best to do it with the thermometer though. I wand to try it with pecans!!
Just FYI, I just saw candy thermometers in the dollar section at Target yesterday! They have tons of kitchen stuff for $1...
OMG!!!! THIS sounds fabulous and my mouth is watering....Can you do it with pecans, too, or Almonds?
Mmmm Mmmmm Mmmmm.
I'm here from Michele, today...And boy am I happy to be here, salivating!
OH THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! They sound AWESOME!!! I picked up some walnuts at Wal-Mart to go in our carrot cake, and if I have some left I am going to try this. If I don't, I'm going back to the store. I love candied nuts!
THANK YOU again!!!!!
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