Remedy:

You can roll out the sugar into a flat shape and then bake it in the oven at 170℃ for a few minutes to ten minutes, and then see if it can reach enough hardness after cooling (if not enough, keep baking).

Reasons why nougat is made soft

The temperature at which the sugar was boiled was too low. Sugar is not boiled to a sufficient temperature, cooking syrup if less than 143 degrees, the finished sugar will be soft, or even very thin can not be molded.

How to make nougat

I. Ingredients

Main ingredients: 400 grams of peanuts (fried), 320 grams of sugar, 50 grams of water, 180 grams of water syrup, 3 egg whites, 450 grams of powdered milk, 50 grams of butter

Two, the practice

1, put the water, water syrup, and 300 grams of sugar into a thick-bottomed milk pan in turn.

2, high heat boil, turn to low heat and slowly simmer.

3, the syrup boiled to 125 degrees, egg whites add 20 grams of sugar beaten until stiff peaks.

4, the syrup boiled to 140 degrees, while pouring into the egg white, while continuing to high-speed whisking, beating until the egg white thick.

5. Melt the butter over water and pour it into the egg whites.

6. Pour the powdered milk and peeled peanuts into the egg whites and stir slightly.

7. After stirring, pour the sugar onto a greaseproof cloth or silicone mat and knead with both hands alternately.

8: Roll out the sugar into 1cm thick squares on the greaseproof cloth.

9: Cool slightly and then cut into bite-sized sugar cubes.

Reference Baidu Encyclopedia - Nougat ? Production production ? Tips