Chipotle-Honey Glazed Nuts

2 dried chipotle chilies

1/4 cup honey

2 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons salad oil

3/4 teaspoon salt (if using unsalted nuts)

1/4 to 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

3 cups nuts, 1 kind or an assortment

Preheat oven to 300˚.

Remove and discard chili stems.  Whirl chilies, with seeds, in a blender or food processor until finely ground.

In a bowl, mix ground chilies, honey, sugar, oil, salt and cayenne.  Add nuts and stir until coated with seasonings.

Pour nuts onto oiled 10 by 15 inch pan; shake into 1 layer.  Bake, stirring often, until golden brown (under skins, if not blanched) and honey mixture has hardened, 25 to 30 minutes.  If necessary, push nuts apart; cool in pan. 

Serve or store up to 3 days.