Mix Nuts

This is wonderful for parties and as a snack for couch potatoes.

A Nut Mix
1 tsp vegetable oil
4 cups mixed nuts of your choice
1 and half cup of strawberry jam
2 tbsp paprika
2 tsp cumin

B To Coat
half cup brown sugar
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp cumin


Coat Mixture
Mix the brown sugar, paprika and cumin in B together and set aside. On a stainless steel bowl, lightly oil it and place the mix nuts inside.

Nut Mix
In a small saucepan, pour the jam into it and let it cook over medium heat. Add paprika and cumin in A. Cook this until it is slightly sticky about the temperature of 230 deg F or called the softball stage.

Pour the nut mix on the nuts and stir to coat it evenly with a wooden spoon. When it is cool (about 5 minutes), sprinkle the nuts with the coat mixture. Stir to combine it.


Once this is done, you can pack them in your airtight tins. Great for gifts!



Softball stage for candy
A helpful test for this would be to scoop a teaspoon of this mixture and drop it into a glass of iced water. When you remove the ball from the water, it is soft, and should be able to flatten it like a pancake. Example of softball would be fudge and fondant)

Firmball stage for candy
When you cook the mixture to about 245 deg F, this is the firmball stage. The mixture when you remove from the iced water will be able to retain the shape of the ball but if you squeeze it will be flatten. Example of a firmball - Caramel)