Italian Torrone ~ I Can Do That! Every Christmas season the local groceries sell 2 kinds of Spanish turrones, Alicante and Jijona.
The last 2 years the alicantes were hard as rocks I didn't buy any and bought just a few boxes of jijona. About 7 years ago I made the soft nougat much like the Italian soft torrone. It was not easy to make, it sticks everywhere and I never made the thing again. Homemade Torrone Italian Candy. Torrone Italian Nougat......
We always make this around Christmas time. This is a fluffy white delicious lemon flavored Italian candy. Grandma would always have Torrone in the house, she would always say it tasted like the communion in Church and her favorite. Recipe for Torrone: Italian Nougat Candy. In Italy, torrone is a traditional Christmas dessert—a sweet, toasted-almond candy—with many famous regional variations.
The term “torrone” probably comes from the latin verb “torrere,” or to toast, referring to the toasted almonds. Today, there are many different types of torronne available—some soft, some hard and some with chocolate—not just in Italy, but worldwide. Torrone from Sicily, Abruzzo, and the cities of Siena, Alba, Cremona and others are especially renowned. Pour the honey into a double boiler and simmer for 11/2 hours, stirring repeatedly with a wooden spoon.