Best Spiced Bar Nuts With Orange Bitters Recipes

THE UNION SQUARE CAFE'S BAR NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Toss the nuts in a large bowl to combine and spread them out on a baking sheet. Toast in the oven until light golden brown, about 10 minutes.
• In a large bowl, combine the rosemary, cayenne, sugar, salt and melted butter.
• Thoroughly toss the toasted nuts in the spiced butter and serve warm. And once you eat these, you will never want to stop.

BAR NUT PALMIERS

Steps:

• Special equipment: food processor
• Lay pastry sheets flat on a clean work surface and lightly brush tops with olive oil. In a food processor blend nuts, sugar, cayenne pepper, salt, lime zest and juice and rosemary. Evenly spread this mixture over the pastry sheets. Starting from each end roll the pastry towards the center creating 2 spirals that touch in the center. Repeat with second pastry sheet. Wrap both in plastic wrap and place in freezer until ready to cook. (These can be stored in the freezer for weeks.)
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and set the racks in the upper and lower parts of the oven. Cut the palmiers into 3/4-inch slices and place on 2 parchment lined baking sheets. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown, switching pans halfway through. Remove from oven and let cool a few minutes before removing to racks to cool completely.

ORANGE BARS

Steps:

• For the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-13-inch pan with butter.
• Stir together the flour, granulated sugar and salt in a bowl. Add the butter to the bowl and use a pastry cutter to cut it all together until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Press into the prepared pan and bake until golden around the edges, about 20 minutes.
• For the filling: Stir together the granulated sugar and flour in a bowl. Crack in the eggs and whisk to combine. Add the orange zest and juice and mix until combined. Pour over the crust and bake until the filling is set, about 20 minutes.
• Allow to cool in the fridge for a minimum of 2 hours, then sift powdered sugar over the top before cutting into 16 pieces.

SPICED NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Beat egg white until soft and foamy. Combine all remaining ingredients except pecans; whisk into egg white. Stir in pecans until well coated; spread mixture in single layer onto an ungreased baking pan.
• Bake pecans for 15 minutes, then remove from oven. Using a metal spatula, toss, stir, and separate nuts. Reduce oven to 250 degrees and return nuts to bake until medium brown, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven; toss, and stir again. Place baking pan on wire rack to cool (they will crisp as they cool). Break up any that stick together.

ROSEMARY SPICED NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, toss nuts with butter and spread out onto a baking sheet. Bake until golden, about 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• While nuts roast, mix rosemary, sugar, cayenne and salt in a bowl. Add nuts and toss. Serve warm or cool.