Almond Walnut Cranberry Nougat
Ingredients:
100 g Almonds
75 g Walnuts
75 g Cranberries
125 g Sugar
125 g Honey
1 Egg White
Instructions:
-Place the almonds in a small saucepan and cover with hot water. Boil for 3 minutes.
-Remove the saucepan from the heat and strain the almonds with a strainer spoon.
-Place them in a small bowl, then peel the almonds and place them on a plate.
-Add peeled almonds to a pan and toast for 5-8 minutes over low-medium heat, stirring occasionally. Be careful not to burn them.
-Remove the pan from the heat and place the toasted almonds in a small bowl. Set aside.
-Add walnuts to a pan and toast for 5 minutes over low-medium heat, stirring occasionally. Be careful not to burn them.
-Remove the pan from the heat, place the toasted walnuts with the toasted almonds in the same bowl, and let them cool down. Set aside.
-In a small saucepan, heat the sugar and honey over a medium flame, stirring constantly until the sugar completely dissolves and the mixture begins to bubble.
-Spray and brush the mold with oil and then sprinkle icing sugar. Set aside.
-In a big bowl, separate the egg white from the yolk and use an electric mixer to whip the egg whites until they reach a stiff peak consistency.
-Remove the syrup from the heat, once the honey and sugar mixture reaches around 120°C – 130°C(248°F -266°F) on a candy thermometer or dip a spoon into the syrup and then drop in a bowl with cold water. Try to form the syrup into a firm ball.
-Let the syrup cool down a little bit for around 3 minutes.
-Gradually add the egg white into the syrup, beat with a spatula, and then with a whisk until the egg white is fully incorporated.
-Cook the egg white syrup mixture on low heat and beat continuously until the mixture becomes thick and glossy around 8-10 minutes.
-Remove from the heat, add the almonds, walnuts, and dried cranberries, and fold in until they are evenly distributed.
-Pour the mixture into the mold and evenly spread it using a spatula.
-Allow the nougat to cool and set it at room temperature for a few hours or until it becomes firm. Once set, take it out from the mold and place it on a cutting board.
-Cut the nougat into rectangular bars.
