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Why won't my egg whites thicken? I have tried this recipe twice and both times, the egg white & honey mixture cooked for 1.25+ hours. It never rea...

...lly thickened to that pale white color and stayed extremely gooey

Emily Hanhan
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Torrone Sardo (Sardinian Nougat)
Recipe question for: Torrone Sardo (Sardinian Nougat)

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fearlessem
fearlessemDecember 18, 2013
For what its worth, this recipe seems quite different from other recipes for torrone that I have used successfully. All of the other soft torrone recipes I've seen call for heating sugar and honey to a certain temperature, then whisking this into the egg whites (which were first whipped to firm peaks), and whisking those together until the mixture cools. I find the idea of cooking the egg whites and honey quite strange, and again -- not like any other torrone recipe I've ever seen.
Maedl
MaedlDecember 17, 2013
I am not a candy maker, so take this for what it’s worth: did you get some of the yolk in the egg whites? In baking, this will prevent egg whites from making proper peaks.
Lindsay-Jean H.
Lindsay-Jean H.December 17, 2013
I'm sorry I don't have an answer to this, but you might want to try sending the recipe author a direct message on their profile page!
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