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Nut Creams

A confection made by mixing chopped nuts with fondant, rolling, and cutting into squares.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Nut Creams

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Chop one or several kinds of nuts.

  2. In a bowl, mix the chopped nuts with the fondant.

  3. On a clean surface, roll out the mixture.

  4. Cut the rolled mixture into squares.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Nuts
Add crunch and a toasty, nutty flavour that contrasts with the soft fondant.
Fondant
Provides sweetness and a smooth, pliable base that holds the nuts together.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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