Turrón de Alicante
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5.0
3 reviews
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
40 mins
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Servings
8 people
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
Mediterranean, Spanish
Turrón de Alicante
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Turrón or Spanish nougat, is the delicious result of a clever traditional mix of honey, sugar, egg white, and almonds or hazelnuts.
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Ingredients
- 3 cups blanched almonds
- ¾ cups caster sugar
- ½ cup water
- ¾ cup honey
- 1 large egg white
- 2 wafer papers (for turrón)
Matériel
- Rectangular cake frame (adjustable)
- Thermometer
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F / 180 C.
- Roast the almonds for a few minutes, stirring from time to time with a wooden spoon and making sure they do not burn.
- Pour the sugar into a saucepan. Add the water and prepare a syrup. Bring to 250 F / 121 C slowly over low heat until you get a caramel consistency.
- Remove the pan from the heat.
- In another saucepan, melt the honey.
- Add hot honey to sugar syrup and stir.
- Cook over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Beat the egg white until stiff and mix gently with the syrup.
- Add the hot almonds.
- Place a wafer paper at the bottom of a rectangular bottomless metal pan (about 8x6 inches).
- Pour the turrón mixture to obtain a thickness of about ½ inch (1 cm).
- Place a second wafer paper on top, pressing it firmly with the palm of your hand to secure it.
- Place the turrón in the refrigerator until it hardens.
- To serve, cut small squares or rectangles.
Notes
- The almonds should be hot when added to the nougat. Otherwise it would create a thermal shock and the turrón would harden instantly.
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