Nut Rolls

I found this recipe online at this site, http://iammommy.typepad.com/. Sorry I can't find the exact page at this time. This is a very easy recipe. It tasted really good. I think next time I will only use about half the extract. It did have a strong almond taste.

I bought a canister of deluxe nuts. I sorted out the almond and just did a quick chop. On the site she used peanuts. Her's looked like a Pay Day bar. Anyway, here is the recipe.

1 7 oz. jar marshmallow creme

1/2 tsp. almond extract

3 cups powder sugar

1 14 oz bag caramels

2 cups salted nuts

Wax or parchment paper

1. Put marshmallow creme, extract, and powder sugar in a bowl and combine with your hands. This can take a few minutes! The dough will be very stiff.

2. Divide into 6-10 pieces depending on how big you want your nut roll to be, then roll into the cylinder shape.

3. Wrap each cylinder in wax paper and place in freezer for at least 2 hours.

4. Melt caramels in microwave for about three minutes, removing to stir at 30 second intervals. Make sure they are completely melted.

5. Place salted peanuts (or whatever variety you would prefer) on baking sheet.

6. Remove rolls from freezer, then dip into caramel and coat completely. Try not to use your fingers! This gets really messy if you do... you can use two forks to dip and remove.

7. Place caramel covered roll onto salted nuts and cover completely.

8. Transfer nut covered roll onto wax paper, then store in the refrigerator!

**When I divided into logs they seemed large so I made them smaller. Just be sure not to roll them too small, they will fall apart when you try to dip them. Not saying how I know this!!