Classic Gaz recipe (Persian Nougat)

Source : I Used A Square Shape Cake Tin Line It With Parchment Paper And Dust The Base With Flour Toast The Pistachios In A Dried Pan For 3-4 Minutes And Set ...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : June 10, 2026

Step:

  1. I used a square shape cake tin. Line it with parchment paper and dust the base with flour.

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  2. Toast the pistachios in a dried pan for 3-4 minutes and set aside to cool down.

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  3. Take 1tbsp of sugar and put rest of sugar in a pot and mix it with 100ml water. Stir well.

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  4. Heat the sugar mixture until starts to boil. Keep boiling until the sugar syrup reaches to 110C. At this temperature, add honey and stir the syrup.

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  5. When suryp reaches to 130C. Put the egg white in a mixer bowl and whisk it on a low speed and add that 1tbs of sugar and keep whisking until you have a thick and meringue like egg white.

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  6. While you are whisking the egg white, bring the sugar-honey syrup to boil until the syrup reaches to 135-137C.Now it is time pour carefully and slowly but steadily, hot sugar syrup in 3-4 steps over the egg white and keep whisking on high speed.

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  7. Once all the syrup has been added, continue beating the mixture until it is firm and thick.

    Now, it is time to add nuts. Use a spatula and mix nuts with egg white mixture.

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  8. Then, spread the mix, into the prepared square tin and press down the mixture and dust it with some flour. Leave the gaz (nougat) to set for 4-5 hours or overnight.

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  9. Turn out and cut the Gaz into square or rectangle shapes.
    Store the gaz (nougat) in an airtight container in a cool and dark place for 2 months.

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Ingredients

  1. 300 g sugar
  2. 100 g pistachio (you can take any nuts you want but traditionally pistachio is used)
  3. 100 ml water
  4. 80 g honey
  5. 1 egg white
  6. Thermometer

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