Following this simple recipe, you can make homemade nougat – the famous sweet, which traditionally includes honey or sugar, beaten egg whites and roasted nuts. It is malleable a treat with almonds will appeal to all the sweet tooth.
Recipe author – Mary Sue Millikan and Susan Feniger – American chefs, restaurateurs, cookbook authors, and also radio and television presenters specializing in latin american the kitchen
Time: 1 hour.Difficulty: easy Servings: 4-6 Recipes use measured containers volume: 1 cup (st.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cup (st.) – 180 ml. 1/2 cups (st.) – 120 ml. 1/3 cup (st.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cup (Art.) – 60 ml. 1 tablespoon (tbsp.) – 15 ml. 1 teaspoon (tsp) – 5 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 1 egg white
- 2 tbsp. powdered sugar
- 1 tsp glucose syrup
- 2 tbsp. l honey
- 2 tbsp. l water
- 60 gr peeled, sliced roasted almond petals
Recipes with similar ingredients: eggs, icing sugar, syrup, honey, almond
Recipe preparation:
- Cover the bottom and sides of the baking dish with a size of 10×15 cm rice paper. Beat egg white in a heat-resistant bowl until steady peaks.
- Mix sugar, glucose syrup, honey and water in a small stew-pan. Put on very low heat and mix for about 3-5 minutes, until the mixture reaches the stage of light crunch (when drops of syrup dipped in cold water harden instantly), or until the caramel thermometer shows 135 ° C. Remove from heat. Not stop stirring, pour the syrup into the egg white and continue beat until mixture is smooth and begins to thicken.
- Stir in the almonds and spread the mixture on rice paper in prepared form, carefully compressing it. Cover with another layer of rice paper and place a light weight on top, evenly distributing its weight on the surface. Leave the nougat to cool and then cut into squares, wrap in parchment paper and store in airtight container.
