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Spiced Candied Walnuts Recipe
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Spiced Candied Walnuts Recipe

22 ingredients Makes 4 cups.Makes about 5 cups. openrecipes
Spiced Candied Walnuts Recipe

This candied walnut recipe was is the perfect solution to a New Years Eve hors d'oeuvres dilemma. Made with walnuts, sea salt, black pepper, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, and powdered sugar.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1456
Calories
42g
Protein
56g
Fat
202g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 18 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Peanut 1 oz (28g) 161
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Chickpea 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained 134
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Peanut Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Sage 1 tsp ground (0.7g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Bean not in our table 0
Semolina not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • Peanut or canola oil for deep-frying (hs note: has anyone seen an organic peanut oil out there?)
  • Finely ground sea salt, preferably gray salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 4 cups walnut halves
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
  • 2 cans (15 1/2 ounces each) chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 3/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 1/2 cups 1Arborio Rice Coating (below)
  • 1/4 cup thinly sliced garlic
  • 15 fresh sage leaves
  • 2 teaspoons thin serrano chili slices (optional)
  • Finely ground sea salt, preferably gray salt
  • Zest of 1 lemon, cut into julienne
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 cup Arborio rice
  • 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup semolina flour
  • 2 tablespoons finely ground sea salt, preferably gray salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions

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By 101cookbooks · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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