Deb's Nougat Candy

Total Time: 13 hrs 34 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 12 hrs 4 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups corn syrup ()
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/4 cup honey (strained)
• 2 egg whites
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 1/2 cups almonds

Recipe

• 1 chop toasted almonds and strain honey set aside.
• 2 mix sugar, syrup and water together.
• 3 place over heat and boil until brittle when tested in very cold water.
• 4 while syrup is cooking beat egg whites stiff, add honey and beat thoroughly.
• 5 add hot syrup mixture slowly to egg mixture beating constantly.
• 6 continue beating for 5 minutes until mixture thickens then add flavoring and nuts.
• 7 pour immediately into a shallow well buttered 10 x 10 pan.
• 8 let stand several hours until set and cooled.
• 9 cut and wrap in waxed paper.
• 10 a presentation you can do is dip one side of nougat into melted chocolate and set on wax paper to cool completely before wrapping in wax paper or serving.