Smokin Snack Mix

• 3 cups thin pretzel sticks
• One 10-ounce can roasted smoked almonds
• 2 cups sesame sticks
• 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, melted
• 3 tablespoons light-brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon Neelys barbecue rub (see page 112)
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
2. Toss the pretzels, almonds, and sesame sticks in a large bowl.
3. Melt the butter in a saucepan, and whisk in the brown sugar, barbecue rub, and cayenne pepper.
4. Drizzle the butter mixture over the snack mix, and toss to coat.
5. Spread the snack mixture evenly over two rimmed sheet trays, and bake for 30 minutes, tossing and stirring the mixture halfway through cooking.

thin, almonds, sesame sticks, butter, lightbrown sugar, barbecue rub, cayenne pepper

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/smokin-snack-mix-384080 (may not work)