Inventors:
Oris E. Holloway - Sparta NJ
Howard Wilkins - Brookfield CT
Peter M. Gannis - Stamford CT
Assignee:
Nabisco Brands, Inc. - Parsippany NY
International Classification:
A23L 136
Abstract:
Nuts (peanuts, cashews, etc. ) having desirable eye appeal, excellent taste and good storage stability are prepared by coating raw nuts with an adhesive solution containing honey, followed by a coating of powdered sugar, roasting the coated nuts, preferably in oil, and then applying a coating of a dry mixture of sugar and salt. The adhesive solution employed in the initial coating step preferably comprises a mixture of honey, corn syrup, sucrose, carbohydrate gum and water. The final coating is tightly adherent after roasting. A method of operating the process on a continuous basis is also described.