I realize that I'm a little late to the party, but this week I'll be sharing some of our favorite Christmas goodies. To earn the title of "Favorite", a recipe must be tried and true. It must be able to stand alone as a goodie, without the need for fance and frills. It must be able to hold it's own against the highly popular, yet superficial beauty of the frosted cut-out cookie. Especially if it is sporting a never-before-seen color.
That said, sometimes we make exceptions to the favorites list. Like, when Mom decides to try a gluten-free version of a snickerdoodle and it turns into an unrecognizable pile of goo that even the goats won't touch.
It could happen. I'm not sayin' it did, but it could.☺
I liken this turn of events to a beauty pageant. You know, where one of the top 5 girls are equally perfect, but then just before the final judging, there is a scandal that is revealed, leaving girl #6 the opportunity to shine.
Yep, just like that. It's time for goodie #6 to shine, because the infamous gluten-free snickerdoodle has been bumped.
And if the sticky fingers and trips to the candy dish are any indication, #6 just might be the real winner.
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| 50 #'s of walnuts, just waiting to be shelled. |
~Spiced Candied Walnuts~
~The Players~
3 cups shelled, walnut halves
1-1/2 cup organic sugar
1 t. cinnamon
1/4 t. nutmeg
Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan, heat the sugar on medium heat until it starts to melt.
When the sugar starts to melt, use a wooden spoon and continue to stir until sugar is a medium amber color. Add the spices and mix well. Turn heat down to simmer.
Pour the nuts into the saucepan, stirring to coat all of the nuts. Using 2 forks, quickly move nuts, a couple at a time, to the parchment-lined cookie sheets. Be careful, these are extremely hot!
This is kind of messy, but once the nuts have hardened (about 5 minutes), the sugar "hairs" can be picked off. I'm sure there's a technical term for the strands of candied sugar, but it looks like hair to me.
I'm a simple girl.☺
Enjoy!
5 comments:
Looks terrific. I think i might have to try these!
Yum! My Mom makes these with pecans since we are southerners. I called those things threads--hairs is creepy!!
You're right~threads is a much better term for those "hangy" strands! :)
Ooohh...yummy! Those look great!!
Thanks for sharing yet another tempting recipe! How, oh how am I going to avoid gaining five pounds over the next week?
Merry Christmas! ~Lisa :)
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