A Brilliant Nougat Recipe
"Aunt manon pampered, tu nus doors" – Aunt Manon us! Or so the story goes, when it comes as no one really knows where and when they emerged from nougat, but the story that most people enjoy nougat is hearing the story of a young French woman in the village, where they would make in what now known as nougat, for the children they would take plays and quotes from the line through a that the word nougat was derived from here.
But the Frenchwith the French, and who they are when it comes to food, they assume that during the 1650's was introduced around the time of the almond tree on the montelimar people, but many historians believe that nougat was about much more under yet another name .
The recipe
250g honey
250g caster sugar
1egg white
1 vanilla bean
Fruit and nuts to taste.
One thing remains constant at nougat in your scope and do not try to vary according to the recipeand with nougat this recipe will give you a lovely soft rich taste.
So Beat the egg white to a ‘frappe’ stage.
mix sugar and honey over heat until it reaches 115′C
Slowly add the honey/sugar mix to the eggs(which should be beating)
and mix until desired consistency is reached
add fruits and nuts
Now its time to add your variations(chocolate,chilli,mocha)
And then allow to set on rice paper or icing sugar
Voila Enjoy!!
Variation Opportunities
Maybe try a bit more zip to the nougat of course it depends on a person's taste, but add here a few ideas.
Citrus zest for life
Liqueurs (range Curacao, vodka is definitely not tequila or vodka)
Nuts
Nuts
Fresh herbs (thyme, rosemary, lemon grass)
Seeds (pumpkin seeds, pine nuts)
Coffee and of course chocolate.
And Voila you are done jist, form your nougat and let's think through the way a large would be a silicone-lineTool to make it quite unusual forms of nougat.
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