Sugar-and-spice Candied Nuts

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt (rounded)
• 2 cups mixed nuts
• parchment paper
• butter, for greasing parchment paper

Recipe

• 1 put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350 degrees; line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly butter parchment.
• 2 stir together butter, sugar, corn syrup, spices, and salt in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart heavy saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat.
• 3 add the nuts and cook, stirring constantly, 3 minutes.
• 4 spread nuts in 1 layer on lined baking sheet, separating any clumps.
• 5 bake, stirring nuts once with a heatproof rubber(silicone)spatula halfway throufh baking (keep nuts in 1 layer), until golden and bubbling, 12 to 15 minutes.
• 6 cool on baking sheet on a wire rack 45 minutes, then break into small clusters with your hands.