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Guatemala has many different kinds of artisan candies, and you can find a lot of the recipes in grandmother’s old cookbooks.  The thing is, the recipes are impossible to follow, with instructions like “stir until it’s ready” or “cook until the desired consistency is reached”.  You will never get it right!

That is why when you are in the mood for these treats it’s best to go to specialty artisan candy stores who have the most authentic and almost secret recipes.  You can read about some of them in our September downloadable collection post.

A simple treat you can make at home is this “turrón”, which is basically an italian meringue with a few extra ingredients: lime juice, honey and a dusting of cinnamon. Adding these ingredients gives this candy a different flavor that resembles the one you find at artisan stores.  For our turrón we used silver sprinkles.

Helga

Guatemalan Turrón

Recipe from The Foodies’ Kitchen
Yields: about 2 cups

Ingredients:
¾ cup sugar
¼ cup water
1 ½ tablespoons light corn syrup
3 large egg whites, room temperature
Pinch of salt
Pinch of cream of tartar
1 ½ teaspoons honey
drops of lime juice
powdered cinnamon, for dusting

Procedure:

1. Bring sugar, water, and corn syrup to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Cook undisturbed, until syrup registers 248 degrees on a candy thermometer.
2. Meanwhile, whisk whites with a mixer on low-speed until foamy. Add salt and cream of tartar. Increase speed to medium, and whisk until soft peaks form, about 8 minutes.
3. Reduce speed to low, and pour hot syrup down side of bowl in a slow, steady stream. Increase speed to high, and beat until mixture stops steaming, about 3 minutes. Add the honey and a few drops of lime juice (about 4-5)
4. Using a piping bag, place small amounts of meringue, or turrón, into small plastic glasses for individual portions.
5. Dust with powdered cinnamon, or decoration of your choice.

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