Chili Spiced Almonds

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 large egg
• 1 lb raw unblanched almonds
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon spanish smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300°.
• 2 combine 1 tablespoon water and egg in a large bowl; stir with a whisk until foamy.
• 3 add almonds; toss well to coat. place almonds in a colander, and drain 5 minutes.
• 4 combine almonds, sugar, and next 5 ingredients (through chili powder) in a large bowl; toss to coat.
• 5 spread almond mixture in a single layer on a jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray.
• 6 bake at 300° for 15 minutes. stir almond mixture; reduce oven temperature to 275°. bake an additional 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. remove from oven; cool 5 minutes. break apart any clusters. cool completely.