Honey-Glazed Almonds

Once when we were shopping in Sam’s Club, we tried a sample of cinnamon-glazed cashews.They had a variety of nuts, both savory and sweet. I liked them and bought some of the cinnamon-glazed cashews. Its a good snack to munch on, but very high on calories 🙂 Next time when we went to Sam’s, it wasn’t available. Since then, I have been thinking of making some glazed nuts. Made some changes to the  FoodNetwork recipe, and was happy with the result! This is a Healthy snack, with nutty texture, and with the flavor of honey and cinnamon.

Honey-Glazed Almonds

Preparation Time: 5 mins | Cooking Time : 25 mins

Recipe Category: Appetizers & Snacks

Ingredients

Almonds – 1 cup

Honey – 2 tbsp

Sugar – 1/4 tsp (Optional)

Cinnamon – 1/4 tsp

Orange Zest – 1/8 tsp

Cooking Spray/Butter – to grease (I used PAM cooking spray)

Method:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Combine Almonds, Cinnamon, Honey and orange zest in a bowl, mix well. Take baking tray and cover it with parchment paper. Grease with Cooking spray and spread the almond mixture

• After 10 minutes sprinkle some sugar

 

• Bake for 15 to 20 more minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool and store in an airtight container

My Notes:

Same preparation can be done for walnut, peanuts, cashew and pecans

 

 

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Potato Wedges

Once in a week, some form of potato recipe will be made in our home. And with a crispy outer layer and tender inner layer, potato wedges is such a comfort tea time snack. You can either deep fry them or bake it in oven. I prefer baking as it requires less oil and doesn’t require me to stay in kitchen for a long time:)

Potato Wedges

Ingredients:

Potatoes – 4

Olive Oil –  4 tsp

Salt – as neded

Dry Basil – 1/4 tsp (optional)

Italian Seasoning/pepper powder – 1/4 tsp (I used Italian Seasoning)

Cooking spray/Oil – as required (I used cooking spray)

Method:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
• Wash & cut potatoes into wedges, by cutting lengthwise in half then slice each half into slices depending on the potato size
• Place potatoes in a bowl of cold water and rest for 10  – 15 mins. Pat dry them. In a mixing bowl add potatoes, olive oil, basil, salt and Italian seasoning, and combine well

 

• Place seasoned potatoes on the baking tray and bake for 15 – 20 min (or until the potatoes are cooked through). They should be brown and crispy on the outside and tender inside. Turn in between for even cooking. Serve with Ketchup/Ranch

 

My Notes:

• Instead of adding basil before baking, you can also add after baking
• Parsley can be used instead of basil
• The same recipe can be done with sweet potato as well

Bread Utthapam (Bread Savory Pancake)

Bread utthappam is a great option when you feel like eating utthapam instantly without idli/dosa batter. This recipe for making bread uttapam is easy and quick, as the batter does not need to be fermented, and all the ingredients are easily available at home. Make instant bread uttapam whenever you like!

This bread Uttapam can be made with any type of bread – white, whole wheat or multigrain.

Bread Utthapam (Bread  Savory Pancake)

Preparation  time : 10 mins | Standing time : 10 mins | Cooking time :10 mins | Serves: 4

Category : Breakfast

Ingredients:

Bread –  7  pieces (I used whole wheat)

Thick yogurt/curd – 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp

Coarse rava/ sooji/semolina – 1/2 cup

Rice flour/ All purpose flour – 4 tbsp (I used rice flour)

Water – 1/3 cup approx

Chopped onions – 1/4 cup

Shredded carrot – 1/4 cup

Frozen peas and frozen corn – 1/4 cup

Salt – as needed

Cooking Oil – as needed

Method:

• Remove the edges in bread and soak it in cold water and drain excess water. Transfer the bread pieces into a blender along with rava, rice flour and curd. Grind everything to a smooth batter. Add water accordingly to get dosa batter consistency

• Transfer to a bowl and Add chopped onions, shredded carrots, peas, corn and little salt. Mix everything and add water if required. Keep it aside for 10 minutes

• Heat the skillet on medium heat and spread some oil on it. Pour ladle full of batter and spread it to make a small and thick bread uttapam or pancake. Flip it over and cook till bread uttapam or pancake becomes nice and crispy from both sides. Serve them with your favorite chutney or sauce.