Homemade praline

Ingredients (for about 300g)

• 200g of hazelnuts
• 125g of sugar
• 20g of water

Preparation

• Roast hazelnuts in the oven at 170 ° C for 10 minutes.
• In a saucepan, bring the water and sugar to a boil.
• When the temperature reaches 121 ° C (thick syrup), add the hazelnuts and mix (the sugar will recrystallize).
• Continue stirring over low heat until all the sugar is caramelized.
• Pour on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and allow to cool.
• Put the cold caramelized hazelnuts in the mixer bowl and grind: you get first a powder and then a paste.
• Put the dough in a clean container like jam jar and keep in a cool place.

Note: instead of hazelnuts, you can use almonds or a mixture 50/50 almonds / hazelnuts