Sugar and Spice Candied Nuts

• 13 cup dark brown sugar
• 23 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt (1 1/2 for a saltier sweet or salty balance)
• generous pinch cayenne pepper (or 1/4 tsp hot smoked paprika)
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 lb walnut halves or 1 lb pecan halves or 1 lb whole peeled hazelnuts
• 1 egg white, at room temperature
• 1 tablespoon water

1. Preheat oven to 300F.
2. Mix sugars, salt, cayenne/paprika, and cinnamon, making sure that there are no lumps.
3. Set aside.
4. Beat egg white and water until frothy but not stiff.
5. Add nuts to egg mixture and stir to coat evenly.
6. Sprinkle nuts with sugar mixture and toss until evenly coated.
7. Spread sugared nuts in a single layer on a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
8. Bake for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
9. Remove from oven and separate nuts as they cool.
10. When completely cool, pour the nuts into a bowl, breaking up any that stick together.

brown sugar, sugar, kosher salt, generous, ground cinnamon, walnut halves, egg, water

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sugar-and-spice-candied-nuts-518282 (may not work)