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Spanish Nougat

Courtesy of Old Havana Cookbook/Hippocrene Books, Inc
December 2005/January 2006

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Serves: 6 to 8


This recipe is taken
from
The Old Havana
Cookbook
and appears
courtesy of Hippocrene
Books, Inc.

1 cup (8 ounces) simple syrup (equal parts sugar and water combined)
1 cup honey
6 egg whites, stiffly beaten
2 cups toasted almonds or hazelnuts (or 1 cup of each), chopped roughly
Wafers for lining

Mix syrup and honey with the stiffly beaten egg whites. Add almonds or hazelnuts and mix well. Heat mixture in a heavy saucepan over medium heat; stir occasionally until very thick and almost candied.

Serve in small molds or bowls lined with wafers.


 


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