deep fried walnuts
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I make these for the Holidays and put them into X-mas tins and give as gifts. I make about 15 to 18 pounds at a time. They're like Lay's potato chips "You just can't eat one". Warning very addictive.
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Ingredients
- 3 pounds walnut halves
- 1 gallon peanut oil
- 4-5 cups sugar, more or less
- - salt
- - foil
How To Make deep fried walnuts
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Step 1Put walnuts into a pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil.
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Step 2While waiting for the nuts to boil, heat up oil in a deep fryer to 360 - 375 degrees.
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Step 3After nut come to a boil, drain hot water and add sugar to hot walnuts (enough to make a nice glaze on the nuts.
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Step 4When oil is up to temperature, add a couple of scoops of the nuts at a time into the fryer basket, lower basket slowly into oil, cook for about 2min.(Keep checking to make sure the nuts don't get too dark) you want a med.to dark brown color. adjust cook time from that.
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Step 5When the walnuts are done cooking, lift basket and drain. Spread on a foil lined cookie sheet. Sprinkle salt to taste. let cool and put into a container.
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