The most favorite delicacy comes from childhood - nuts with condensed milk. They were, are and will be a wonderful decoration for both festive and everyday evening tea drinking. Of course, this yummy can be bought at the store. But the taste is far from those that homemade cakes have. Therefore, we suggest that you prepare homemade nuts with condensed milk yourself . The classic recipe that will be discussed is completely uncomplicated. To bring it to life, there is one prerequisite - the presence of a special form. Perhaps she stayed with your mother or grandmother from Soviet times. And if not, then this form can be easily bought today.
List of ingredients
With this set of products you will get a lot of nuts. And this is important, because such a treat is never much.
We take for the test:
- two eggs;
- 250 g butter (or margarine);
- half a glass of sugar;
- 600-650 g of flour;
- half a teaspoon (without top) of soda;
- half a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar (lemon juice, table vinegar);
- a pinch of salt.
For the filling we use:
- one can of condensed milk;
- 100 g butter.
Condensed Milk Preparation
If you decide to cook nuts with condensed milk in hazel, you must consider that the first step is to prepare the filling. We take a can of condensed milk, put it in a saucepan, pour boiling water and cook for about three hours. During this time, the condensed milk should acquire a dark color, and taste like caramel. Also, long cooking makes it thick. It is necessary to let the condensed milk cool, so that it is not hot. To save time, it is recommended to cook condensed milk a day before making cookies. You can still entrust this case to a slow cooker. Similarly to the previous method, condensed milk is poured with boiling water. It is boiled for 3-4 hours on the "Extinguishing" program.
Condensed Nuts: Dough
The recipe that we offer you is very simple. We take butter, melt it in a water bath (you can on a very low fire). For faster melting of the oil, it is recommended that you first cut it into small pieces. When the oil becomes liquid, add sugar and salt to it, mix everything thoroughly to avoid the formation of lumps.
Next, preparing the dough for nuts with condensed milk, add the soda quenched with vinegar. And again, mix thoroughly.
Now in a separate bowl, beat the eggs with a mixer (blender) until a foam forms. Gently pour the eggs into the dough, constantly mixing it.
Now pour the flour in small portions, continuously mixing the dough so that there are no lumps in it. The dough for nuts with condensed milk should be kneading properly. As a result, it will turn out to be a homogeneous, viscous and thick consistency.
Mold for nuts
Since the decision was made to prepare this cookie, then you have a form for nuts with condensed milk, which is also called hazel. If you just started to familiarize yourself with this recipe, then this information is for you. Everyone knows that hazel nuts are different. There are cast-iron that heat on the stove. And there are more modern ones - electric ones that work from the network. But no matter what form you use, the main thing is not to forget that the cells of the halves of the nuts must be lubricated.
Baking nuts
We take the finished dough, tear off small pieces and lay out in the recesses of the form. It is important to remember that the dough should fill the recess by 2/3. Now close the hazel. If suddenly the excess dough got out of the mold, then we carefully remove them with a knife. If this is not done, then the dough that has come out will burn during baking. Bake cookies until cooked. We open the form and put it in order to cool, halves of nuts.
Next, carefully trim the excess dough around the edges - for a beautiful look. This is how we bake our cookie blanks until we use up all the dough.
Cooking toppings
So, we are preparing nuts with condensed milk. The classic recipe suggests that the filling must necessarily consist of condensed milk and butter. Since the condensed milk was cooked in advance, now we open it and mix thoroughly in a separate bowl with butter. This is necessary so that the taste is more delicate, and even the filling itself due to oil will become larger.
Nut formation
How to make nuts with condensed milk? In the baked walnut shells, spread the filling. Each half should be filled with approximately one teaspoon of condensed milk with butter. Then we add two halves, and in this way we get a whole nut.
Formed cookies can be sprinkled with powdered sugar. So it will look even more appetizing. We spread the nuts on the table and treat our relatives!
Variety of fillings
If you cook ordinary nuts with condensed milk, the classic recipe suggests that the filling will consist of condensed milk and butter. But you can dream up a little and make some of your own adjustments. Here are some more toppings for this wonderful cookie.
The first option is to improve the filling of condensed milk. For example, you can add almonds or hazelnuts. Even walnuts are perfect. As for hazelnuts and almonds, it is recommended to chop them and add to boiled condensed milk. You can also put a whole nut in the middle of the cookie. If you prefer to use walnuts, then it is better to fry them a little in the oven, like seeds. After frying, their husks are very easily removed, and the taste becomes simply incomparable. Put the fried walnuts in pieces into the filling. Such a yummy will be delighted not only by a child, but also by an adult.
The second option is suitable for those who do not have condensed milk at hand, but the desire to make cookies is very strong. Do not despair, there is a way out of the situation. The filling can be any, make it to your taste. This recipe is suitable for mothers who have small children. For example, you can prepare a delicious cream, which will consist of cocoa powder, sugar, butter, infant formula and milk. It is prepared very simply - you just need to mix all of the listed ingredients in an enameled bowl. We put it on the fire and bring the mixture to a boil. The only caveat: the infant formula is added to the cream at the end. And you need to add so much so that the cream thickens.
The third option is to make custard chocolate cream. And he is preparing easily, and most importantly - quickly. At the same time, the taste is not worse than that of condensed milk. For such a cream you will need: milk, eggs, butter, flour, sugar, a piece of chocolate. First of all, beat the eggs and sugar. Stirring constantly, add the flour. Boil milk, then pour into a mixture of eggs, sugar and flour. Cook until the flour thickens. At the end, add the chocolate, let it melt. When the cream cools down a little, beat the butter and add to the cream, while thoroughly mixing. Now the delicious chocolate cream is ready - you can stuff nuts.
As you can see, it is not necessary to cook nuts with condensed milk. The classic recipe can always be changed to the products available, or just improve it a little, taking into account your taste or the preferences of your family. The main thing - do not be afraid to experiment!