Monday 15 December 2014

CHOCOLATE TURRÓN / XMAS SWEET | ALTERNATIVE VEGAN RECIPE INCLUDED


WIKI NOTE: Turrón (Spanish), or torrone (Italian), is a southern European nougat confection and is usually shaped into either a rectangular tablet or a round cake. It is frequently consumed as a traditional Christmas dessert in Spain and Italy as well as Latin America. 

Turrón itself can take on a variety of consistencies and appearances, however, they traditionally consisted of the same ingredients; the final product may be either hard and crunchy, or soft and chewy. 

Thirty years ago almost all turrón recipes followed the same specifications, but since the diversification of products, there are currently dozens of varieties: chocolate with puffed rice or whole almonds; all kinds of chocolate pralines, with or without liquor, candied fruits or whole nuts; fruit pralines; and even sugarless variations (sweetened with fructose or artificial sweeteners).

PUFFED RICE CHOCOLATE TURRÓN

YOU WILL NEED: *vegan recipe
250 g of dark chocolate chunks /*vegan chocolate
50 g of lard / *vegan margarine
50g of crispy puffed rice (Rice Krispies by Kellogg's)
25g of flaked almonds or chopped hazelnuts (optional)
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1 aluminum container,  small-size rectangular 
Cling film

LET´S COOK!
1. Put the chocolate chunks in a saucepan. Warm gently, stirring until it's all melted. Add lard and stir for a while.
2. Pour the content into the bowl and mix with crispy puffed rice (Rice Krispies) all together.
3. Cover the aluminum container with cling film.
4. Pour the mixture into the aluminum container. Cover it with cling film, press and put weight on the top (a package of caster sugar or a pocket dictionary or whatever works well). Leave it like that until is hard (approx. 4 hours).
5. Keep it in the fridge. Cut it into thick pieces to serve.

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