Sweet-and-Spicy Almonds
By: Anonymous
Published: Sunday, February 14, 2010 - 12:06am

Ingredients




3 tablespoons Peanut oil
2 cups Whole blanched almonds
cup + 1 tb. sugar, divided
teaspoon Each salt and ground cumin
1 teaspoon Ground red pepper

Preparation

1 Heat oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Add almonds; sprinkle with 1/2 cup sugar. Cook 10 to 15 minutes or until almonds are golden brown and sugar is melted, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; transfer to a large bowl. Add remaining 1 tb. sugar, salt, cumin and red pepper. 2 Toss almonds gently to coat well. 3 Spread coated almonds in a single layer on wax paper; let cool. Store in an airtight container.