【Yantai】Boiled Cranberry Nougat

Overview

The Chinese New Year is coming up in a few days. Let’s make some nougat and celebrate the New Year sweetly. The nougat this time is the sugar version. The pure maltose purchased online is very thick and a bit dark in color, so the color of the finished product is a little yellower. If it is made with water, the finished product should be white. Compared to the marshmallow version of nougat, the sugar version tastes much better. The most important test when boiling sugar is the temperature at which the sugar is boiled. It would be much more convenient if you have a food thermometer. What to do without a thermometer? Dip a drop of sugar into cold water with chopsticks. If the sugar can quickly form a hard ball, boil it for another minute. It would be a good choice to give as a souvenir to relatives and friends during the Chinese New Year.

Tags

• snacks
• butter
• clear water
• cranberry
• maltose
• nestlé milk powder
• peanuts
• fine sugar
• protein
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 All ingredients are prepared and the butter is softened in advance.

   

2. 2 Place the peanuts in the middle rack of the oven and bake in hot air at 150 degrees for about 15 minutes.

   

3. 3 Once cool, rub off the skin.

   

4. 4 My peanuts are larger and slightly chopped.

   

5. 5 The cranberries were also chopped a bit.

   

6. 6 Place caster sugar, maltose, water and salt in a non-stick pan and bring to a boil over medium heat.

   

7. 7 While the sugar is boiling, beat the egg whites until they reach a stiff peak. Lift the egg beater to form a stiff peak.

   

8. 8 Once the sugar is boiling start stirring.

   

9. 9 After the sugar reaches 133 degrees, immediately change the heat to the smallest setting and pour in the beaten egg whites.

   

10. 10 Use an electric whisk to quickly beat evenly.

    

11. 11 Add softened butter and beat evenly with a whisk.

    

12. 12 Turn off the heat, quickly add the milk powder and cranberries, and mix evenly with a spatula. My milk powder has a slight sweetness, so when boiling the sugar, the amount of white sugar is reduced.

    

13. 13 Add peanuts and mix well. At this time, it is a bit difficult to stir, so you can put the non-stick pan into a hot water pot to operate.

    

14. 14 After mixing evenly, transfer the prepared nougat to a square silicone mat. I use the Fabaker Nougat Special Kit. If you don't have one you can place it in a non-stick baking pan and shape it.

    

15. 15 Use a rolling pin to smooth the surface.

    

16. 16 When the nougat is still a little warm, flip it out of the mold and start cutting.

    

17. 17 Cutting can be done with the help of French Baker's auxiliary cutting rod.

    

18. 18 Finished product.

    

19. 19 Wrap it in candy wrapper and instantly get a new look.