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how to make nuts and bolts

Nuts and Bolts

Also called Bits and Bites, a popular snack mix of roasted cereals, pretzels, crackers and nuts
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine American, Canadian
Servings 1 large roasting pan

Ingredients
  

  • 1 C melted butter
  • 1 C vegetable or canola oil
  • 6 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 5 tsp celery salt
  • 5 tsp onion powder
  • 5 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 box regular sized Cheerios or other oat cereal
  • 1 box regular sized Rice Chex or other rice cereal some people like shreddies
  • 1 bag pretzel twists or sticks
  • 1 jar peanuts or mixed nuts
  • 1 box Cheese Nips crackers
  • 1 box Cheese Bits
  • 1 package Cheesy Fish

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 225° and set rack in middle setting.
  • Empty all snacks into a large roasting pan.
  • Melt butter in large measuring cup with pour spout. Stir in oil and Worcestershire sauce.
  • Combine celery salt, onion powder and garlic powder in shaker or container and mix well.
  • Pour ¼ of the oil mixture, stirring the mixture well to keep it blended, then sprinkle ¼ of the seasoning evenly over top of cereal mix. Stir cereal mixture gently using a folding technique, bringing mixture from bottom of the pan to the top. Repeat with the rest of the oil and seasoning in 3 more stages until everything is coated as evenly as possible.
  • Bake for an hour, stirring every 15 or 20 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 250° and bake another 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes or so until cereal mixture is dry and slightly toasted. Turn oven off and leave in for one more 15 minute time span.
  • Allow to cool, stirring a few times during cooling, before storing in airtight containers or zipper top freezer bags.
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