Christmas nociata
Christmas nociata
This sweet treat is a Christmas recipe from Lazio (Latium) region of Italy.
A treat made from walnuts and honey.
Ingredients for 400 grams of nociata:
Honey 200 gr
Honey 200 gr
walnuts, coarsely chopped 150 g
2 egg whites
½ lemon
Bay leaves
pepper.
PREPARATION
Beat the egg whites then pour into a pan along with honey and a pinch of pepper then, place the pan on the stove over a low heat and stir long.
When the dough will be quite substantial, add the walnuts and stir to mix well.
On a work surface, place a layer of bay leaves then pour over the mixture of honey and nuts and, level well , sprinkling occasionally with lemon juice.
Finally cover the nociata with another layer of bay leaves, let it cool and cut into pieces.
Preparation time: 1 hours, 0 minutes, 0 seconds