Easy Candied Almonds and Hazelnuts (Chocolate and Zucchini)
If there was a **candy making for dummies** book (what am I saying, of course
there is one) this recipe would deserve a prominent spot.
**No sugar thermometer**, no elaborate trick, very few opportunities for a
major burn (unless you really apply yourself). Just a bit of boiling,
stirring, and baking, and still these minimal efforts will yield something
delicious that anyone will recognize as candy.
The technique was brought to my attention by a post on Rose & Cook, a French
food blog I’ve only recently discovered and is one of my latest favorites. The
post in question was about a chocolate and hazelnut cookie recipe that the
author had drawn from the book 190 Cours illustrés à l’Ecole de cuisine Alain
Ducasse, a big book that is in fact a compilation of recipes and step-by-step
pictures drawn from the many smaller “Leçon de cuisine” books that Alain
Ducasse’s publishing house has issued about various culinary themes over the
years.
I actually have a copy of this thick tome myself, but I hadn’t particularly
noticed the cookie recipe, nor had I realized that it contained a short but
powerful little sub-recipe for **noisettes sablées** — literally …
M&M Cookies Recipe – Laura Vitale – Laura in the Kitchen Episode 309
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