Chili-Lime Spiced Nuts

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2010

As much as we adore butter, egg whites make a better binder for gluing spice to nut.

SERVES 20 (Makes about 5 cups)

TIME 1 hour, plus 20 minutes cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Oil, melted butter, and other common Chili-Lime Spiced Nuts coatings made for greasy hands and didn’t coat the nuts evenly. We found egg whites mixed with a little lime juice and salt worked best. Slow-roasting the nuts at a low temperature...

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