Turrón Themomix

Turrón is a confection, typically made of honey, sugar, and egg white, with toasted almonds or other nuts, and usually shaped into either a rectangular tablet or a round cake. It is frequently consumed as a traditional Christmas dessert in Spain as well as countries formerly under the Spanish empire, particularly in Latin America.

I do love it and generally houses do not run out of it. If they did it would be a disaster. I tell you a secret ? It has taken me ONE HOUR make 10 tablets of turrón, I had all the ingredients at home.

It's the first time I do it and the truth is that I did not think it was that easy. So I propose an afternoon like the one I spent. The reward is very sweet ...... "

Chocolate Turron with Krispies

Ingredients for 2 tablets:
500gr of pure chocolate for desserts (mine was cake coverage chocolate)
100gr of lard.
100gr of Krispies or 100gr of hazelnuts or 100gr of almonds

Preparation:
1.- Put the chocolate in the bowl and cut it by programming, 30 seconds, speed 4.
2.- Add the butter and mix, programming 4 minutes, 90º, speed 2.
3.- Pour it in a bowl and mix with the Krispies.
4.- Prepare 2 aluminium mold and line it with film.
5.- Put half of the mixture in one and the other half in another. Cover the film well and tighten. Putting weight on it - a packet of chickpeas, rice ... - for a couple of days (I only had one night) and is ready to eat.

Suggestion: You can also do it by adding nuts, peeled almonds, hazelnuts, always 100 grs, that amount (before chopping them a little 10 seconds, speed 4).

The soft Turrón, marzipan flavour
Ingredients for 1 tablet:
250gr of raw almonds
250g of sugar
½ lemon peel
1 pinch of cinnamon

Preparation:
1.- Put the raw almond to toast in the oven in a tray, during 5 minutes to 180º.
2.- Put sugar in the bowl and spray programming, 30 seconds, progressive speed 5-9. Add the cinnamon and lemon peel through the nozzle without stopping the machine.
3.- Put the toasted almonds and crush, progressive speed 5 - 8. Until it is at the point that sticks on the fingers a little, that means that the almond has already released its oil. Go stopping the machine, making sure that you push down the mixture from the walls of the bowl and checking the oil every 20 seconds (sticking to the fingers.
4.- Prepare 1 mold and line it with parchment paper, introduce the mixture and wrap with the paper. You can eat immediately. Although it is better to let it rest for an hour.

Suggestion: When serving, demold and sprinkle with a little cinnamon on top. It is very important the type of almond you use. It has to be of good quality in order to regálese the oils. The first time I did it, it was like an earthy mass, it was good, but the texture, was not that of turron.

Nougat of Alicante - the hard turron.
Ingredients for 2 tablets:
250gr of whole raw almond
250g of sugar
2 egg whites or 50gr whites

Preparation:
1.- Put the raw almonds to toast in the oven in a tray, during 5 minutes to 180º.
2.- Put sugar in the bowl and spray programming, 30 seconds, progressive speed 5-9.
3.- Add the whites and make the glaze, speed 6, 15 seconds.
4.- Put half the toasted almonds and crush, progressive speed 5 - 9.
5.- Remove in a bowl and mix with the other half of the whole almonds.
6.- Prepare 2 molds and line them with parchment paper, introduce the mixture and wrap with the paper. Put weight on it (a packet of chickpeas, rice ...) for a couple of days (this is the one that took the most harden) and ready. To eat.

Turron with nuts and chocolate
Ingredients for 3 tablets:
100gr of almonds
100gr of raisins
100gr of walnuts
100gr of hazelnuts
200gr of chocolate krispies
80gr of lard
250gr of dark chocolate
250gr of Milk Chocolate

Preparation:
1.- Pour the nuts into the bowl and program 6 seconds, speed 3 and 1/2. Put in a bowl and reserve.
2.- Put the butter in the bowl and set 3 minutes, 70º, speed 2.
3.- Add chopped chocolates, leave a few minutes to soften and program 20 seconds, progressive speed 5-7-9.
4.- Mix the chocolate with the mixture of nuts and add the choclate krispies.
5.- Pour into 3 trays, previously lined with film, giving it a tablet shape. Let stand in refrigerator.

Toasted Egg Yolk Turron
Ingredients for 2 tablets:
300gr of almonds
250g of sugar
the skin of a lemon
2 egg yolks
1 egg

Preparation:
1.- Pour sugar in the bowl and glaze by programming 30 seconds, progressive speed 5-7-9. Then add the lemon peel through the mouthpiece and glaze again.
2.- Incorporate the almonds and grind 15 seconds, progressive speed 5-7-9.
3.- Next, incorporate the yolks and the egg and mix a few seconds in speed 6.
4.- Remove from the bowl with wet hands and pour in 2 trays, previously lined with parchment paper, forming a tablet.
5.- Finally, bake in the preheated oven at 180º for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven, sprinkle over sugar and grill or burn the surface with an hot blow torch.