SC - Help - How to Candy Almonds
Brian L. Rygg or Laura Barbee-Rygg
rygbee at montana.com
Sat Nov 6 11:59:04 PST 1999
> Anyway, would someone be so kind as to give me a basic recipe for candying
> nuts that stands up to variations?
>
> (What I really need is to know how long/to what temperature to cook the
> honey or sugar flavored with whatever in order to get hard candied almonds
> instead of sticky gooey messes.)
My recipe is below, and IIRC, the sugar syrup must come to a full rolling
boil and boil for a couple of minutes. This will give you that nice hard
finish.
Joy of Cooking say to boil the syrup until clear and falls in heavy drops
from a spoon.
Good Luck!
Raoghnailt
Stan Wyrm, Artemisia
rygbee at montana.com
Veritas praevalebit
Spiced Nuts
½ C. dark brown sugar ½ ts. salt
1 ts. gr. cinnamon ½ ts. gr. allspice (I substitute cubebs)
¼ ts. gr. nutmeg ¼ ts. gr. cloves
1½ Tbl. water 1½ C. unsalted nuts (walnuts, pecans, cashews, whole
almonds)
Combine all ingredients except the nuts in a large saucepan, and boil for
a few minutes. Stir in the nuts. Spread them out in a single layer on
waxed paper to dry (they will lose their shiny appearance as the sugared
coating sets).
NOTES: Do not try to make more than one batch at a time as the sugar may not
get hot enough. You can do this in a microwave in an 8-cup glass measuring
cup or 2-qt. glass bowl.
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