I wanted to take it, along with the beautiful cake that I will post soon, tonight at dinner, from friends (who do not know !)... but I woke with a fever, so I do not know that I will. Michael said that in any case will remain with me ...^^
I must confess that I ate the crunchy for the first time a. .. 23 years! That is this year! Not because I knew him or never had the opportunity, but as I have a passion for peanuts and nuts such as this, I avoid any good can use their whole. And the almonds? Right. The almonds, dull and unnecessary can be found at the supermarket are an abomination, I eat (unpeeled) only and only if I find them in any shop with confidence or those of my plant, if not steal me as has happened this year. In three, with scales, bags and the like, and also wanted to take the reason: "Eh, but told us we could take Rita" Rita, the former mistress of my house three years ago.
Bah! Small towns ... yuck!
Never mind. Almonds!
find the shop with confidence ... I wanted to make us the macaroons, but I love almonds! (You know where can I find them? Marches maybe some ...)
Here meantime this lovely crisp, slightly bitter if you do not go too crazy about the sweet and gently spiced with cinnamon. A jewel!
crunchy almonds, cocoa and cinnamon.
Ingredients (proportions, you decide the quantity):
250 g blanched almonds sweets;
90 g of sugar;
60 g of sugar cane ;
a drop of water;
1 teaspoon, satin, cocoa;
1 teaspoon cinnamon (to your taste).
Toast almonds in oven, grill only, at 180 ° C for ten minutes, moving them constantly. I'm not sleeping, if you want to peel, plunge for a couple of minutes in boiling water, then the skin will come off easily. Then proceed to the roasting.
In a pan, put sugar, cocoa, cinnamon and water and wait, stirring with a wooden spoon, which caramels.
When be caramelized, add the toasted almonds, and turn with a wooden spoon until they are completely caramelized.
on a marble slab (alternatively I would say a wooden board or a roasting pan) with a top sheet of parchment paper, pour the almonds, cover them with more wax paper and crush with a rolling pin, to give shape and the desired thickness.
Let cool and serve.
This crisp ... I wish you a very good 2011!
I hope that next year we still want join me and support me in this beautiful adventure that is Rossociliegia .
Thank you for everything!
grandis mum a kiss to you all.
your , Babi