Best Christmas Nuts Recipes

CHRISTMAS NUTS N' BOLTS SNACK

Steps:

• In a large glass bowl, melt the butter in the microwave.
• Stir in the worcestershire and all the spices, whisk until well blended.
• Pour the snack ingredients into a large turkey roaster, pour the sauce over top.
• Mix well, bake uncovered at 225 degrees for one hour, stirring every 10 minutes.
• Store in tins, makes a great hostess gift.

CANDIED CHRISTMAS NUTS

Steps:

• Combine the sugar, milk, and margarine in a heavy saucepan, bring to a soft-ball stage on medium heat.
• Add vanilla flavoring and salt, removed from heat, mix until creamy.
• Add walnuts to mixture and stir until walnuts are well coated.
• Spread on foil and seperate.
• Cool before serving.

WHITE CHRISTMAS FUDGE WITH FRUIT AND NUTS

Steps:

• Line a 9-inch square pan with a piece of aluminum foil long enough to extend over the sides of the pan by several inches and generously grease the foil with butter.
• Mix confectioners' sugar with milk and 1/4 cup butter in a large, heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring until combined; bring to a full rolling boil. Boil fudge for 5 minutes without stirring. Reduce heat to low and stir in white chocolate until melted and combined.
• Remove from heat and stir in almond extract, sliced almonds, dried apricots, dried cherries, and dried cranberries. Spread fudge into the prepared pan and refrigerate until set, about 2 hours. Lift the fudge out of the pan using the foil and peel foil from fudge. Discard foil; cut fudge into 1-inch pieces. Store in refrigerator.

CHRISTMAS NUTS

Steps:

• Mix sugar, cinnamon and salt together.
• Set aside.
• Beat water and egg white together until frothy.
• Coat nuts in egg mixture.
• Add sugar mixture to nuts.
• Mix well.
• Spread on large greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 225 degrees F for 1 hour stirring every 15 minutes.

PFEFFERNUSSE (PEPPER NUTS) "THE GERMAN CHRISTMAS COOKIE"

Steps:

• 1. This cookie seems difficult but if you prep everything a head then all you have to do is throw it in the bowl. So, candy the orange peel, zest and juice the lemon, measure the spices, and use a food processor or nut grinder to get the nuts to a coarse grind.
• 2. Cream the butter, sugar and egg.
• 3. Add molasses and vanilla, stir to combine.
• 4. Add candied orage peel, lemon zest, juice, and spices, stir to combine.
• 5. Slowly add flour and nuts.
• 6. Cover and refrigerate over night.
• 7. Shape into 3/4 in. balls (or scoop with sml cookie dough scoop) onto greased or parchment lined cookie sheet.
• 8. Bake at 325 F for 15-18 mins. until cookies are set and bottoms are LIGHT golden brown. They will firm as they cool. Over baking will result in a hard cookie. Let cool on cookie sheet for a minute then place on cooling rack that is over a sheet of foil.
• 9. TIME TO GLAZE: Mix lemon juice and powdered sugar until smooth with the consistancy of warm honey. Hold cookie by bottom and dip the top portion in the glaze, replace on cooling rack. Glaze the cookies while still warm.
• 10. CANDIED ORANGE PEEL: Cut top and bottoms off oranges so they can sit flat. With a knife or vegtable peeler cut the skin off the orange so that it has a little of the pith as possible. Pulse in the food processor until coarsely ground.
• 11. To make the peel less bitter add to a pot of boiling water. Boil 1 minute, let stand 10 mins. Strain through sieve.
• 12. Bring sugar and water to a low boil. add the peel and simmer 3 mins. strain through sieve and spread out on waxed paper. Let dry.

CHRISTMAS NUTS AND BOLTS

Steps:

• heat oven to 250 degrees. combine first 7 ingredients in bowl, mix well. in another large bowl, mix dry ingredients together, then pour on wet mixture, mixing and coating evenly. place on a baking sheet, bake for 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 1/2 hour. enjoy!

SWEDISH NUTS (PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Place nuts on a 10x15 inch jellyroll pan, and bake for 10 minutes. Remove nuts, and melt butter on pan. In a medium bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in the sugar and salt. Fold toasted nuts into egg white mixture. Arrange the coated nuts in a single layer on the buttered pan. Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, turning nuts with spatula every 10 minutes, until outside is crisp and golden. Cool, and store in an airtight container.

SPICED CHRISTMAS NUTS

Steps:

• Crush the cumin, coriander seeds and chilies using a pestle and mortar. Stir in the celery salt, pepper and sugar.
• Heat the oil in a small frying pan, add the seed mix and heat for 1 minute. Add the nuts and stir over a gentle heat for a couple of minutes until they are coated in the spices and are starting to turn golden.
• Sprinkle with sea salt and leave to cool.
• Pack into cellophane bags or small jars.

CHRISTMAS NUTS & BOLTS

Steps:

• In a LARGE bowl combine all cereals, buts, pretzels. In a small pan melt the margarine, add seasonings. Pour over top the cereal mixture and toss well. Spread on large cookie sheet which has been sprayed lightly. Bake 250 for 1 hr, stir every 15 minutes.

KOURAMBIES (GREEK CHRISTMAS COOKIES) WITH CASHEW NUTS

Steps:

• Beat the butter with the icing sugar with a whisker or kitchen machine for 15-20 until they become creamy and fluffy (you will notice that the volume will be doubled).
• Sift the flour and baking powder.
• Add flour mixture to the butter and stir with the hand until all the flour is absorbed. You will notice that the dough will become very fragile and it should be like that.
• Add the nuts and the rum (or brandy) and continue mixing well with your hand.
• The right kourambies dough should just hold itself together.
• Form round cookies 1 inch diameter and press them softly with your finger at the top. Don't worry if it gets easily destroyed. That's the way it should be. Apply small pressure and everything will go fine :).
• Place in a baking sheet (keep some distance between them as they will rise softly).
• Bake in preheated oven at 200°F (390°F) for 15 minutes. They should become lightly golden. I like mine baked until golden brown, but the traditional ones shouldn't have color. Try for yourself and pick your favorite.
• Let them cool completely. Arrange a layer in a dish and sift icing sugar on top. Repeat with the next layer. The amount of icing sugar really depends on your taste. I recommend a 3mm layer of icing sugar on top but again find your favorite quantity.
• Keep them airtight because they become soft very easily when left exposed in humidity and that's something terrible for a kourambies cookie.
• This recipe requires some kitchen experience so don't be easily disappointed if at first you don't succeed.