The hard, sweet and fragrant walnut nougat migrated from the Middle East to Europe as far back as the 15th century, and the French, Italians and Spaniards liked it so much that it became an indispensable attribute of the Christmas holidays. Moreover, the recipe for cooking nougat at home is not as complicated as it might seem. And let the first, or even the second time, you do not get exactly what you need, but in the end, having mastered this process, you will become the idol of your children, and neighbor's too.
Nougat - recipe at home
Ingredients:
- sugar - 300 g;
- honey liquid - 5 tbsp. spoons;
- egg whites - 2 pcs .;
- water 50 ml;
- lemon juice - 1 teaspoon;
- sugar vanilla - 1 pack;
- almonds - 300 g;
- Wafer cakes - 6 pcs.
Preparation:
Almond soak for a few minutes in boiling water, then drain and peel, lay out in one layer on a baking tray and calcine nuts in the oven. We make sure that the almonds are not burnt. Turn off the oven, but leave the nuts inside - they should stay warm.
Sugar is filled with water and put on slow fire. As soon as it boils, we add honey. In cooking nougats the most difficult is to withstand the temperature regime. If the sweet mass does not warm up enough - the nougat will not get cold, although it will turn out very tasty. The syrup should be brought to 140 degrees and it's great if you have a thermometer in the kitchen to check it. Otherwise, we will trust our intuition - we need to grasp the moment when the syrup is already thickening, but has not yet turned into caramel. To do this, maximize the fire and cook, stirring constantly, for about 10 minutes.
Simultaneously with the preparation of the syrup, whisk the whites until strong peaks. In the middle of the process, add lemon juice and vanilla sugar. Continuing to whisk, infuse a syrup with a thin trickle. Here you will not be hampered by an extra pair of hands in the kitchen, as it will take 15-20 minutes to whisk. The mass should increase in volume, become thick and viscous. Add to the future nougat nuts, if desired - dried fruits, and already with a spoon all mix.
Spread a third of nougat on a plain layer on the waffle cake, cover with a second cake. We repeat it twice. We put it under the press and send it to the refrigerator for the night. Afterwards, cut into portions a hot, slightly damp knife (it is enough to hold it for half a minute under a stream of water). And enjoy, with tea or milk.
We store our own nougat, if left after tasting, in an airtight container in the refrigerator. If you liked the recipe, you can experiment a little, and replace the wafers with a layer of biscuit or biscuit. Also pieces of homemade nougat can be covered with chocolate, real candies will turn out. Enjoy!
How to cook dark nougat with nuts - recipe
Ingredients:
- chocolate milk - 300 g;
- powdered sugar - 300 g;
- hazelnut - 300 g.
Preparation:
Nuts are lightly fried in a dry frying pan, let it cool and grind. Sugar powder is melted on a small fire, mixed with nuts and we spread the resulting mass onto the parchment, when it stiffens - we crush everything in a blender - it will take 10-15 minutes to viscosity. After pouring the melted chocolate and whisk again. The resulting nougat is laid out on parchment and leveled. After cooling, divide into pieces with a hot knife.
How to make frozen nougat?
Ingredients:
- cream ice cream - 4 items;
- protein - 2 pcs .;
- honey liquid - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- almonds -1/2 items;
- pistachios -1/2 items;
- dried apricots - 6 pcs .;
- cranberry -1/2 items;
- salt - 1 pinch.
Preparation:
How to cook frozen nougat? Nuts are calcined in a frying pan and crushed into large pieces, also cut into cranberries and dried apricots. Chilled whipped whipped with a pinch of salt until strong peaks. On the steam bath, melt honey and drop by drop into the whites, without stopping to whip. Gently add nuts and dried fruits, soft ice cream, mix. We spread the resulting mass into a rectangular shape lined with food film. We spread it and send it to the freezer for at least 4 hours, or better - at night.
In the morning with the help of nougou film we take out of the form, cut into slices and serve with a fragrant cup of coffee favorite in bed.
And in addition to homemade nougat, we offer to cook caramel and home "Nutella" .