Recipe: Citrus Candied Nuts (using lemon, orange and nutmeg)

CITRUS CANDIED NUTS

"This is a great treat if you need something to mail for the holidays. The citrus is great at cutting the sweetness."

1 egg white
1 1/2 cups whole almonds
1 1/2 cups pecan halves
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons orange zest
1 teaspoon grated lemon, rind of
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Generously grease a (15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1-inch) jelly roll pan.

Beat egg white in medium bowl with electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form.

Add almonds and pecans; stir until coated. Stir in remaining ingredients. Turn out onto prepared pan, spreading nuts in single layer.

Bake 30 minutes, stirring after 20 minutes. Turn off oven. Let nuts stand in oven 15 minutes more. Immediately remove nuts from pan to sheet of foil. Cool completely.

Store up to 2 weeks in airtight container.

Makes 3 cups
Adapted from source: Food.com / By Crabbycakes, December 13, 2002