Turrones de Yema Tostada (Spanish Almond Nougat) - Party or Potluck Size l Recipe In English

sugar

🥗Healthier: stevia

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Stevia reduces calories while brown sugar adds a richer flavor.

almonds

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: peanuts

Walnuts provide healthy fats while peanuts are more affordable.

Prepare the sugar syrup by boiling 3 cups of water and 2.5 cups of white sugar until dissolved and clear, resembling a thick syrup.

Add about 10 drops of almond extract to the sugar syrup.

For the turon mixture, separate 21 egg yolks from the whites.

In a mixing bowl, pour half of the almond flour (7 cups) and half of the egg yolks (10.5 yolks).

Turn on the mixer to combine, then add half of the sugar syrup and stir again.

If the sugar in the syrup has recrystallized, return it to the stove to dissolve before adding to the mixture.

Add the remaining almond flour and egg yolks, then mix until fully blended, adjusting the sugar syrup to taste; the creator used 2.5 cups of syrup total.

Transfer the mixture into a lined tray, covering it with shrink wrap and pressing down to level the surface.

Cover again with shrink wrap and compact the mixture with the back of a flat ladle.

Refrigerate overnight to firm up the mixture, noting that more water may require up to two days for firmness.

After chilling, transfer the hardened mixture to another tray lined with parchment paper and a thin layer of butter.

Unwrap the hardened mixture and flip it onto the new tray.

Slice the hardened turon into squares.

For the topping, beat 2 egg yolks with 2 tablespoons of red sugar and brush it over the surface of the turon.

Broil in the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 7 minutes, watching closely to prevent burning, especially around the 5-minute mark.

Once browned to preference, slice into blocks for serving.

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