Nutrition for beauty | Хранене за Красота
Nutrition for beauty | Хранене за Красота
Nutty Nougat
Prep Time
Prep Notes
Have your products readily available at room temperature and warm the nuts slightly up.
Cooking Time
2 hours
Yields
80 cubes (1 inch each)
Ingredients
- 400 g liquid honey;
- 250 g white sugar;
- 2 egg whites;
- pinch of salt;
- 1 vanilla;
- 1 tbsp. grated lemon peel;
- 1 cup roasted almonds;
- 1 cup roasted hazelnuts;
- 1 cup roasted pistachios;
- 1 cup raisins or dry blueberries;
- 2 sheets of waffle paper (edible rice paper)
Directions
- In a tray (20 x 30 cm) place tightly a soft cloth and place a sheet of rice paper on it (to cover the bottom and part of the sides);
- In a thick-bottomed saucepan, heat honey and sugar over low heat and stir constantly with a spatula until it turns into a white liquid mass (30 minutes);
- Whisk egg whites and a pinch of salt until they become like shaving cream;
- Using the whisk, little by little, add the egg foam to the white liquid mass over low heat until completely dissolved;
- Continue stirring the mixture with a spatula until completely white and thicken so the traces left by the dripping mixture onto the surface remain for 4-5 seconds (40 minutes);
- Add vanilla, lemon peel, dried fruit and roasted nuts and mix well;
- Pour everything into the pan and with a clean spatula spread well and evenly.
- Cover with the another sheet of rice paper, cover with soft cloth and press (using some weight) to get the surface flat;
- Cool for 1-2 hours and separate from the cloth. Cut with a bread knife into cubes.
Notes
Another checkup if the honey-sugary mixture is ready, is to have a drop of it in cold water. If it behaves like soft clay, then it needs more cooking to thicken. If it becomes almost hard, then it is ready.