Cairo Almonds - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 teaspoon butter or 1 teaspoon olive oil
1 1/2 cups blanched almonds
3 tablespoons coarse sea salt
cayenne pepper

Preparation

Preheat oven to 225\u00b0F.
Toss almonds with oil and spread on a nonstick baking sheet.
Toast for about 45 minutes, then toss with salt while warm. Wrap tightly in foil or waxed paper and allow to sit for a couple hours, then shake off excess salt.
Season to taste with cayenne pepper.