This is one of the nougat flavors I made for my relatives and friends during Chinese New Year. The Matcha Nougat recipe I shared last year was a sugar-free version (read about my blog post, Sugar-Free Matcha Nougat with Almonds). This time I made them with regular light corn syrup, demerara sugar with almonds and dried cranberries added. They are really good so I’m sharing my recipe with all my readers here. For the choice of ingredients along with other detailed information regarding how to make nougat, please refer to my other blog post, Nougat with Mixed Nuts.
這是過年前做給親友的其中一款牛軋糖，過去分享的一款抹茶牛軋糖是無糖版(食譜詳見無糖抹茶杏仁牛軋糖)，這次用回一般粟膠和原蔗糖製作，並加了杏仁和蔓越莓乾，味道不錯，現在把食譜記下分享給大家。牛軋糖的材料選用，製作細節和注意事項詳見果仁牛軋糖。
Matcha Nougat with Almonds and Cranberries
抹茶杏仁蔓越莓牛軋糖
Makes approximately 75 pieces (1 cm x 4.5 cm)
約75塊份量(1 cm x 4.5 cm)
Ingredients
2 cups almonds, unsalted
150 g whole milk powder
20 g matcha powder
1/2 to 3/4 cup dried cranberries, cut in half
40 g unsalted butter
100 g demerara sugar
300 g light corn syrup
A pinch of salt
40 g water
3 Tbsp (27 g) meringue powder
35 g water
材料
無鹽杏仁 2杯
全脂奶粉 150克
抹茶粉 20克
蔓越莓乾(剪半) 1/2至3/4杯
無鹽牛油 40克
原蔗糖 100克
粟膠 300克
鹽 少許
水 40克
蛋白霜粉 3湯匙(27克)
水 35克
Directions 做法
To roast the almonds, spread almonds evenly over a baking tray and roast in a 325 °F/165 °C preheated oven for 8 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. Transfer to an oven-safe bowl.
把杏仁均勻鋪平在烤盤上，放進已預熱325°F/165 °C焗爐焗8至12分鐘烤香後取出放涼，轉放在焗爐適用的碗中備用。
Combine milk powder and matcha powder in a large bowl and stir well. In a large oven-safe bowl, toss dried cranberries with one tablespoon of the above mixture to prevent the cranberries from sticking together. Place butter in another oven-safe bowl. Keep the three bowls of dried cranberries, butter and almonds in a 200 °F/95 °C preheated oven to keep them warm.
全脂奶粉和抹茶粉放大碗中拌勻備用 ，把蔓越莓乾放在焗爐適用的碗中，加入一湯匙抹茶奶粉混合物拌勻防黏，把牛油放在另一焗爐適用的碗中，把盛有蔓越莓乾，牛油和杏仁的三個碗放進焗爐以200 °F/95 °C保溫備用。
Combine corn syrup, sugar, salt and 40 g of water in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Clip on a candy or instant-read thermometer and continue to cook over medium heat without stirring.
小鍋內放粟膠，糖，鹽和40克水，中火加熱煮滾後放上煮糖溫度計繼續熬煮，中途不用攪拌。
When the sugar syrup is cooking, mix meringue powder and 35 g of water in a large mixing bowl. Beat with a hand mixer on medium high speed until it holds firm peaks. Set aside.
糖漿在熬煮時，在攪拌盆內放蛋白霜粉和35克水拌勻，用電動打蛋器中高速打發至企身備用。
When the sugar syrup reaches 285℉/140℃, immediately remove the pan from heat and rest pan on a wet cloth to stop the heating process. With the mixer running on low speed, gradually pour the hot syrup into the meringue (without touching the beaters or the sides of the bowl) in a thin, steady stream. Switch to medium-high speed and beat until the mixture is thick, glossy and a thick ribbon forms when the whisk is lifted from the bowl. Beat in warm butter until incorporated. (**Place a wet towel underneath the mixing bowl to prevent it from moving during mixing)
糖漿煮至285℉/140℃後立刻離火，把鍋子放在濕布上停止升溫，將煮好的糖漿慢慢地以線狀沖到蛋白霜內，全程邊倒邊低速打發，倒糖漿時不能倒在打蛋器配件上，也不能碰到鋼盆邊，之後轉中高速打發至蛋白霜光澤濃稠，拉起打蛋器後呈緞帶滑落，加入融化牛油打勻。 (**在攪拌盆下墊濕毛巾可防止它在攪拌途中移動)
Beat in half of the matcha milk powder mixture. Place mixing bowl over a pot of simmering water making sure the bowl is not touching the water. Add remaining matcha milk powder mixture and fold with a silicone spatula until incorporated and the mixture is pliable. Remove from heat.
加入一半抹茶奶粉混合物打勻，把鋼盆轉放在加了熱水的小鍋上(鋼盆不能接觸熱水)開小火隔水加熱，加入餘下抹茶奶粉混合物後用膠刮拌勻，繼續攪拌至糖糰軟化變得柔軟後離火。
Scrap mixture onto a silicon mat and flatten slightly with a spatula. Sprinkle warm almonds and dried cranberries on top (do it in several batches if necessary). Lift up one side of the mat and fold mixture over itself. With the help of the silicon mat, keep turning and folding until the add-ins are well distributed throughout.
把糖糰刮出放在矽膠墊上略壓平，倒進保溫中的杏仁和蔓越莓乾(如有需要可分次加入配料)，拉起矽膠墊把糖糰摺半並輕壓，繼續隔著矽膠墊反覆摺壓糖糰直至配料平均分佈於糖糰中。
Transfer mixture into a large ziploc bag. With the help of a rolling pin, roll the nougat into a ¾” thick rectangle. Let nougat cool in room temperature for a few hours or even overnight in order for the milk powder to thoroughly blend into the nougat dough.
把糖糰放進大型食物袋中，用擀麵棍把糖糰整形成¾”厚長方形，室溫冷卻數小時甚至過夜讓奶粉完全融入糖糰中。
Remove nougat from the bag and cut with a knife first into strips then into rectangles. Wrap nougat pieces individually with wax paper or candy wrappers and store in an airtight container.
從袋中取出糖塊，用刀切成長條後再切成小塊，用蠟紙或糖紙分別包裝後保存在密封食物盒中。
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