Torrone (Italian Nut & Nougat Confection) – A Stirring Valentine’S Twenty-Four Hours Process

The subject of this torrone post service was originally nigh making this gorgeous candy for your Valentine, but therefore I realized what would live fifty-fifty amend than making this for your sweetheart, would live making with your sweetheart.

While rattling easy, this physical care for does cause got nigh ane too a one-half hours to complete, too most of that fourth dimension is spent standing at the stove, stirring, which is why tag-teaming this Italian confection makes the project much easier, too I’ll assume a lot to a greater extent than fun.

By the way, this is the existent way to brand torrone, too past times “real,” I hateful the actually one-time way. Today, most candy makers purpose a much faster method, where a caramelized carbohydrate syrup is but added to the whipped egg whites. I’ve tried this both ways, too spell the modern technique is way faster, I much prefer this method. It seems to cause got to a greater extent than soul, whatever that means.

Using this ancient technique, you lot don’t demand to worry nigh precise timing, specific temperatures, or potentially painful burns. Besides, standing too stirring something on the stove for that long is surprisingly therapeutic. Watching the ingredients slowly, too magically change, every bit your habitation fills amongst the sugariness smell of warm honey, is almost every bit enjoyable every bit the amazing candy you lot halt upwardly with. Almost.

The visual clues, too times I laissez passer inward the video should live enough, but don’t forget the mutual frigidness H2O flim-flam I showed you. That’s a peachy way to depository fiscal establishment jibe you lot work, too sneak a taste. I promise you lot laissez passer this a endeavor very soon. Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from this ane by, Enzo Maragucci. 
Makes nigh lxxx (1-inch) foursquare pieces:

400 g dear (about 1 1/3 cups)

250 g white carbohydrate (about 1 loving cup addition three 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 loving cup roasted pistachio

2 sheets “wafer” newspaper (*edible rice paper)

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If you don't purpose the wafer paper, you lot tin exactly spray plastic wrap amongst oil, too that too works. Some people purpose cornstarch, but I'm non a fan. Google for many other tricks.  

- I used an 8 x eleven baking dish to mold mine in.