With it being National Nougat Day I had to find you a recipe to try out and I came across this one that is a video tutorial as well to watch .. nougat is a fun candy to make so why not check out this recipe and make some very soon
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Here below is a list of the ingredients you will need from the website and the video tutorial from the YouTube channel
Recipe adapted from this one by, Enzo Maragucci.
Makes about 80 (1-inch) square pieces:
400 g honey (about 1 1/3 cups)
250 g white sugar (about 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons)
2 large egg whites
pinch salt
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 rounded tablespoon lemon zest
3 cups roasted almonds (I used Marcona almonds)
1 cup roasted pistachio
2 sheets “wafer” paper (*edible rice paper)
March 26 is National Nougat Day
Interesting Food Facts about Nougat
- 3 Muskateer bars, one of the most popular nougat candy bars of the 20th century, originally consisted of three flavors: chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry. During WWII rationing, they were limited to vanilla flavoring, & they remain this way today.
- Nougat is commonly found in candy bars; Milky Way, 3 Muskateers, Snickers, Polar, etc.
- Today’s nougat is a mixture of sucrose and corn syrup with a whipping agent to create its fluffy texture.
- Nougat was put in candy bars to resemble the texture and flavor of ice cream. This is why early candy bars with nougat were commonly served frozen.
- The word nougat comes from Occitan (a southern French dialect) pan nogat, from nux gatum, which means nutbread.
Fun Fact:
German nougat, also known as “Viennese Nougat”, is generally made with only sugar, chocolate, and almonds.
In Spain, the most popular form of nougat is called turrón. It typically comes in hard and soft varieties and usually is sold in block form.
African nougat typically is made with fruits, rather than nuts.
Article source :http://foodimentary.com/2014/03/26/national-nougat-day-2/
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