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Green Christmas Treats: Roasted American Pinyon Nuts A Southwest Traditional Holiday Party Favorite!!:

Roasted Pinon Pine Nuts


HOME ROASTING INSTRUCTIONS
        Roasting time depends on how much moisture is in the nut. Pinon pine nut roasting is an ART, not a science.  Hard shell nuts are roasted at higher temperatures (350- 375) 10 -15 minutes. Your soft shell nuts should be roasted at 325 350 on a cookie sheet..  It will take 45- 65 minutes depending on the nut size and moisture content. We soak nuts in quart of salt water, with 1/4 to 1/2 cup sea salt then roast.My roasts take a bit longer. Stir every 10 minutes after 10 minutes. Start testing at about 30 minutes into your roast. Follow pictured guide for doneness. Again, roasting is an art, not a science!!

Pinon Pine Nuts are a  health, quick and easy, holiday treat for  your party. They are new to many Americans even though this is a traditional food of the Southwest. They are harvested in a sustainable manner and foods don't come much greener that these jewels of the Great Basin.

Jumbo American Pinyon Pine Nuts

 

 


Start with fresh pinyon pine straight from the cone:

This is a large Nevada Pinyon Pine Nut, P.monophylla. I like these better than the smaller New Mexico Pine nuts. We Yes, you want the shell of your pinon nuts on to roastoffer both raw and roasted. Your pinon pine nuts MUST be in the shell for proper roasting. The shells add lots of flavor to your roasted pine nuts   well as preserving the food values.  There should be a tiny amount of pitch on your shells. This brings out the full flavor of your pine nuts. No matter WHAT pine nut sellers say, not every pine nut is a pinon. If you purchase shelled nuts, you have imported product, not pinons, or Indian nuts as they are called on the east coast.



BEAUTIFUL, raw pine nut. This is how to tell if you have a fresh pine nut RAW Fresh Pine Nut:

     This is an shelled fresh pinon nut. We took off the shells at various stages to show you how this happens.  WOW!! This is the perfect, full plump pine nut, fresh and sweet. Note the beautiful ivory color. You will not find a perfect pinenut like this at a big chain grocery store, or even a health food store. When you taste a fresh American pinon pinenut for the first time,  everything you know about pine nuts changes. AMAZING GOODNESS.


At this stage they are opal and if this would give you gummy pine nuts Roasting Stage 1:  

Pine nut oils are rising to the top of the nut kernel.  It is rather translucent and shines. Nuts at this stage are gummy and need to roast longer.. Your soft - shelled pine nuts may look like this after about 20 - 25 minutes. The smell is driving you crazy. WAIT, they are not done!



Closer, soft shell pinyon pine nuts need more time and lower temps for a good roast Roasting stage 2:

Here you can see the butterscotch color is starting..  The nut is a bit harder, even when hot. The full flavor of the nut has begun to emerge and you may be tempted to pull your nuts at this stage.  Wait about 5 more mintutes.



Light butterscotch color. PERFECT!!!!!! Nothing like fresh roasted pinon pine nuts PERFECT!!!!
 
    This is what you want your pine nuts to look like. Nummy golden, with hints of butterscotch color. Full rich flavor. Texture firm but not brittle. Not crunchy and hard.


OPPS- This oven was too hot and the shell burst TOO HOT - turn down your oven!! If your pine nuts start to pop, the oven is too hot, turn it down.






crunch crunch, overdone!!! Should have pulled 10 minutes earlier An overdone roasted pinenut.  Since nuts are different sizes, find the smallest nut on your pan.  When the smallest nut is this color, test the largest few nuts. The largest nut should like "PEFECT!!! above.






No, no!!! Bad nut roaster!! Toss over done pine nuts like this into a coffee grinder and make pinon coffee. Yes, shell and all. Save the day! NO, NO, bad pinenut roasting!!!!  Toss this overdone pinenut into your coffee grinder (shell and all) then mix with some "Fair Trade Coffee". You will have great coffee for your special holiday parties.





Salt Roast:
  I like salty nuts.  This is my roasting method. Soak 1lb nuts 1 gallon water with 1/4 Cup salt. Drain and roast as above in a slow/medium oven (325 degrees) for soft shell. Hard shell nuts (New Mexico Pinons)roast hotter 375 - 400 degrees.

MAKE YOUR OWN ROASTERS!!! When we started looking around for a way to roast pinons efficently and keep the old fashion flavor, we looked for ideas here. Vending roasted pine nuts on the street is BIG business, but we want to see the roasts done properly.
HISTORY OF PINENUT ROASTING

pine nuts Authentic raw NEW MEXICO'S PINON PINE NUTS
8 0z cotton bag of Pinon Penny's New Mexico pine nuts. Buttery flavor, ready to roast - known as Indian Nuts on the East Coast, hand harvested, wild not certified.
$14.95

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inon Pinenuts are an important traditional holiday and seasonal food throught out the Southwest. On the East coast people call them Indian nuts. No, they are not from India but from the southwestern US. In the 1940's these nuts were well loved by New Yorkers who called them indian nuts, because the native americans harvested them. Families would collect the food in the fall and have it available through out the holidays. I talk to lots of folks from the southwest who recount family stories of collecting and roasting pinons .Unless people use the traditions they are forgotten. Gift giving of roasted pinon pine nuts was a common practice. The smell of roasting pinon is absolutely mouthwatering;The drought and other factors have impacted the Pinyon nut production.
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MICROWAVE ROASTING    20 seconds - 35 seconds; 4QUARTS will serve about 25 people Soft shell pinyon roasting bags, or 1 Quart New Mexico Pinon Hard in-shell bags, here.

NEW: OLD FASHION FIRE ROASTED PINON NUTS!!!
We are using a rolling drum roaster for our roasted nuts. This gives an even slow roast on the soft shell pinyons and a nice roast to the New Mexico Pinons - the Indian Nuts.. Traditionally New Mexico roasted pinons with high oil content, buttery roast. add $2.50lb    
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