HOMEMADE ITALIAN TORRONE
This is a special Italian candy we made around the Christmas holiday, The recipe is from my late grandmother from Rome, Italy made from scratch.
Provided by Claudia Lamascolo
Categories candy
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spread nuts on cookie sheet.
- Toast in oven 10 minutes, until golden.
- In a heavy, deep 3 quart saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, honey, salt, and 1/4 cup water.
- Stir over medium heat, until sugar is dissolved. Continue cooking, without stirring to 252 degrees on a candy thermometer, or until a small amount in cold water forms a hardball.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl of an electric mixer, beat egg whites at high speed until stiff peaks form. In a thin stream, pour about one-fourth of hot syrup over egg whites, beating constantly, at high speed 5 minutes, until mixture is stiff enough to hold its shape.
- Cook the rest of the syrup to 315 to 318 degrees on a candy thermometer, or until a small amount in cold water forms brittle threads.
- In a thin stream, pour hot syrup over meringue, beating constantly, at high speed, until stiff enough to hold its shape. Add vanilla and butter, beating until thickened again, about 5 minutes.
- With a wooden spoon, stir in toasted nuts.
- Turn mixture into a buttered 1 - 1 inch x 1 1/4 inch deep pan lined with wafer paper.
- Smooth top with a spatula, place another piece of wafer paper on top. Refrigerate until firm.
- Loosen edge of candy all around; turn out in the large block. With a sharp knife, cut into 2-inch pieces.
- Wrap each in waxed paper.
- Refrigerate. Makes 2 pounds.
TORRONE (ITALIAN NUT AND NOUGAT CONFECTION)
This gorgeous candy is very easy, but it does take a while to make--mostly standing at the stove and stirring. But it's worth it for the gorgeous nut-studded, amazingly textured final product.
Provided by Chef John
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 2h30m
Yield 40
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Line an 8x11-inch baking dish with plastic wrap, allowing ends to hang over the sides. Place 1 sheet of 8x10 wafer paper in the bottom of the pan. Keep the roasted almonds and pistachios in a warm place until ready to add at the end. This makes it easier to mix them in.
- Pour honey into a heavy-bottomed pot. Add sugar. Mix and stir over low heat with a spatula, stirring constantly until mixture turns from grainy to silky and smooth, about 30 minutes. Remove pot from heat.
- Place the egg whites in a mixing bowl; add a pinch of salt. Whisk until whites form soft peaks, 3 to 4 minutes. Place pot back on low heat. Gradually whisk about a quarter of the whipped egg whites into the honey/sugar mixture; whisk in the remaining egg whites in 3 more batches.
- Continue cooking over low heat, stirring constantly with a spatula until mixture turns a brighter white and a ribbon of the mixture does not immediately incorporate back into the rest of the mixture and stays intact on the surface for a while. This will take about 40 minutes. You can add a few drops of the mixture into a small bowl of ice cold water to test the consistency; ideally it should feel like soft clay.
- Whisk in vanilla and lemon zest. Add warm almonds and pistachios and stir to incorporate evenly.
- Transfer mixture to prepared baking dish. Even out as best you can with a clean oiled spatula. Top with 2nd sheet of wafer paper, shiny side up. Cover with plastic wrap and press down evenly, tamping mixture down gently but firmly. Remove top layer of plastic.
- Allow torrone to sit at room temperature until cool, firm, and ready to cut, 1 or 2 hours. Lift torrone from baking dish with the edges of the bottom layer of plastic wrap. Invert and remove plastic from the bottom. If the plastic wrap is difficult to remove from the edges of the torrone, you can trim off the edges.
- Cut torrone into 1-inch squares using a sharp serrated knife.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 137.3 calories, Carbohydrate 18.2 g, Fat 6.8 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 3.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 20.3 mg, Sugar 16 g
ITALIAN BAKED CANNELLONI
This is a very special old Italian dish that warms your stomach, as well as your heart. It is a labor of love, but worth every bite! You can also use half ground beef, half ground pork in the filling.
Provided by MARBALET
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 1h15m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- In a large skillet over medium heat, warm oil and saute ground beef with the onion, sage and rosemary; cook until meat is evenly browned and crumbly. Drain fat. Add salt and 1/2 cup white wine; cook until wine is evaporated. Set mixture aside.
- To make the Bechamel sauce: Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and stir until well incorporated. Stir in milk and bring to a slow boil until mixture thickens. Remove sauce from the heat. In a steady stream, pour the bechamel in to the beaten egg yolks, whisking constantly. Stir the sauce into the meat mixture. Stir in the cubed mozzarella.
- In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter and saute onion until soft and translucent. Add 1/2 cup white wine and let it cook down to evaporate; add stewed tomatoes and salt. Mix well; simmer for 15 minutes.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta, a few at a time, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; using a slotted spoon, remove immediately to a pot filled with cold water. Lift pasta out with slotted spoon and arrange on a flat surface.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
- Spoon a line of filling into each shell, starting from one end and using your finger to push the filling inside of each shell. Place cannelloni in prepared baking dish and cover with tomato sauce mixture.
- Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes or until heated through; when finished baking, allow to stand for 5 minutes and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 889.8 calories, Carbohydrate 47.4 g, Cholesterol 198.4 mg, Fat 58.1 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 37.4 g, SaturatedFat 23.5 g, Sodium 826.1 mg, Sugar 12.1 g
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