We made all sorts of yummy treats for our neighbors.
Trying to diversify from all the baked treats she had a fun idea to make some yummy mixed nuts.
Actually she called them "Mashuga Nuts".
I was completely unfamiliar with any such nut...so off to Google I went.
Apparently they are pecans coated with sugar and cinnamon and "Mashugana" is the Yiddish word for crazy.
Crazy nuts.
Love that.
I wish I could speak Yiddish.
I would work "oy vey" or "shlimazel" into pretty much every sentence...
I would work "oy vey" or "shlimazel" into pretty much every sentence...
I've tried and trust me it doesn't come off natural.
It was like my Good Will Hunting phase when I desperately wanted to say everything was "wicked cool" or yell "What a pissa!" whenever something went wrong.
I am sad, I know.
So back to the nuts...they are yummy, will make your house smell incredibly delicious and aren't nuts heart healthy or something? I thought I read that one time...whatev.
Copy Cat Mashuga Nuts
adapted from Pragmatic Attic
2 lb mixed nuts, salted
2 cups sugar
4 egg whites
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup butter (2 sticks)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups sugar
4 egg whites
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup butter (2 sticks)
1 teaspoon vanilla
(if you don't have an oven large enough for 2 baking sheet cut the recipe in half)
Preheat oven to 275°
Beat the eat the egg whites until they are foamy.
Gradually add the sugar and continue to beat on high until the whites are thick and shiny. (approx 2-3 minutes) The whites will not have stiff peaks it will just be thicker.
Mix in the vanilla and cinnamon. Beating until combined.
Fold in the nuts.
Now on each baking sheet (jelly roll pan or a baking stone, use a sheet with sides) place 1/2 cup butter and pop in oven until the butter is melted.
Remove the baking sheets from your oven. Spread the coated nuts in a single layer on the baking sheets..
diving equally between the 2 sheets.
Bake the nuts for 20 minutes and then stir. Bake another 15 minutes and stir again. Repeat until the meringue on the nuts is brown and the butter is absorbed. This should take another 1/2 hour or so.
Let cool before eating.
If the nuts are kept in an air tight container they will stay fresh for quite a while.
They're perfect to divide up into bags and give as gifts!
Mazel Tov, my friends
29 comments:
Oy vey is right! These look delish! Thanks for sharing.
Those are gorgeous. A must try for me!!! :)
I think I'm a little nuts over your Mashuga nuts and the fact that they'd make a perfect gift idea anytime. Thanks for posting the recipe.
This is a cool post. I like something different like this. I am partial to nuts, being one myself. ~ Trish
Adorable! You can be an honorary member of the tribe :)
omg. the name of this made me guffaw really obnoxiously-- then i (from NYC) had to explain to my fiance (from TX) what "mashugana" is. awesome!
Those look perfect - and they're making me hungry! You're right, they're the perfect gift, if I could bring myself to part with them.
You are sooo funny-love it:)
These crazy nuts look fab!!:)
What a great recipe, Shelly! Yep, even heart healthy:)
I love the name and they look so good~
I always get myself those sweet pecans or cashews when they have them at food fairs or farmers markets. That is so neat you can make your own at home, I always thought they fried them?
Wicked awesome..lol They look great:)
I would totally make these but with different nuts. They look super yummy!
Not a huge fan of cinnamon (I know, what's wrong with me??) but these sound really good! Maybe I'll sub cocoa powder.
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Oy vey! They look wicked awesome! =o) Yeah, I can't pull it off either, but I do say oy vey all the time. Maybe I should rethink that... But the nuts look AWESOME!!!
These look wonderful! I can't wait to make them. How much vanilla do you use? I see that it says to mix in the vanilla and cinnamon, but I don't see a quantity listed for the vanilla. :)
I'm totally a wanna-be yiddish speaker also. I oy veh at least once a day. More if I can get away with it.
I love these! I love their name, I love cinnamon sugar, I love that they are good for my arteries (YES nuts are!). So much love.
Yummy on my tummy!
Wow! now i know how these are made! yummy!
Oh my goodness...Shelly....those look SO good! I have a similar recipe that I normally make at the holidays (because I'd be 800 pounds if I made it year-round) with pecans....but yours with the mixed SALTED nuts? I think you're onto something there! Yum!
These look fabulous! I know my husband will LOVE them!
I'm so glad this recipe worked out for you!
@ anonymous: it is a teaspoon of vanilla. I'm going to fix that in my post, too.
And, there is a chocolate version of this that I have been meaning to get around to making . . .
they look very addictive:) thank you for sharing this with us.
i only know a few yiddish terms and phrases (mashugana being one of them), and you'd better believe i use them as often as possible. this is a brilliant name for some tasty nuts, even if those calories are applied directly to my tukhus. :)
kuh-ZOON-hite!!! and please pass the nuts . . .
Funny post. Whatever you call them, these nuts look crazy delicious!
YUM! I love your site--you have awesome talent :)
I have some nut lovers in my family who would love some crazy nuts! Ahh this is a cool recipe!!
Awesome! I've purchased mashuganuts from gourmet stores, but would much rather make my own. Your recipe sounds spot-on!
I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall when you and your friend were spending the day baking. Got a good laugh over your bit about Good Will Hunting and "wicked cool" as well.
You're a real mensch!
Jenn
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