Smoky Peanuts Recipe
- 1 tablespoon lightly beaten egg white
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon Lapsang souchong tea leaves, crushed if coarse
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup salted cocktail peanuts
- Special equipment: parchment paper
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Whisk together egg white, sugar, tea, and salt in a small bowl. Stir in peanuts and spread in 1 layer on baking sheet.
- Bake, stirring occasionally, until nuts are dry, about 7 minutes. Cool on baking sheet on a rack, about 20 minutes. (Nuts will crisp as they cool.)