Peanut nougat
Instructions
Place the egg whites and mount them in a pan until foamy soda well by adding three drops of lemon juice.
Then add honey, stirring gently so as not to remove the egg whites and put the pot on the fire: Cook the mixture sweet heat for about 2 hours, stirring continuously with a wooden spoon.
After the time periods indicated add peanuts, a spoonful of grated orange zest and a pinch of vanilla powder.
Mix well and transfer the mixture into a large baking sheet lined with wax paper.
Level the surface with the blade of a knife, making sure to form a thick layer about 2 cm.
Let cool.
When the product is cold cut into small pieces.
If not consumed during the day all the quantity prepared, wrap the remaining torroncini, one by one, in sheets of aluminum foil and store them in a tin box where it will keep for up to six months.
---ADVICE.
These delicious torroncini can be prepared by following the same procedure, as well as groundnuts with other types of nuts, such as hazelnuts, almonds and walnuts nuts, used singly or mixed with each other.
Ingredients and dosing for 4 persons
- 250 g of shelled peanuts
- 320 g of honey
- 3 egg whites
- 1 tablespoon of grated orange zest
- 3 drops lemon juice
- 1 pinch of vanilla powder