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Kitchen Affair (Ana Ciornei)

Homemade nougat (Halviță)

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Ingredients
  

  • 4 egg whites
  • 400 g honey
  • 200 g sugar
  • 2 wafer sheets
  • vanilla sugar/vanilla essence
  • 100 g walnuts/hazelnuts/almonds/pistachios
  • salt

Equipment

  • electric cooktop

Method
 

  1. in a pot put the sugar, the honey and on low heat, start mixing it until everything is melted. Be aware, that this is a slow process, so take your time.
  2. in a mixer's bowl, add the 4 egg whites, and mix it about 1 minute.
  3. after this we add the vanilla sugar/vanilla essence and continue mixing it until it becomes fluffy
  4. we start adding the suggary compound in a slow stream, while it's mixed at high speed
  5. when you finished adding the sugar syrup, you should have a white, shiny and stong meringue
  6. Until here everything was simple. Now the mix needs to be transferred to a bowl with a thick bottom
  7. set the electric cooktop to the lowest setting, and cook the meringue for about 30 minutes on low heat, while mixing it constantly
  8. incorporate the nuts and seeds
  9. in a pan, prepare the waffer sheet, and oil lightly the edges so the "candy" won't stick
  10. with quick moves place the ready meringue that's slightly golden and thicker to the waffer sheet, flatten it out and add the second waffer sheet on the top
  11. make sure the spatula is also oiled, otherwise the mix will stick to it
  12. leave it in the fridge for overnight but at least 4 hours

Video

Notes

source: Kitchen Affair