Sugar and Spice Nuts – Slowood

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 1 cup untoasted walnut halves
• 1 cup untoasted pecan halves
• 1 cup unsalted, dry roasted almonds
• 1 cup unsalted, dry roasted cashews
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ½ cup white sugar
• ¼ cup water
• 1 tablespoon butter