Hazelnut Praline

Ingredients

•   150g toasted hazelnuts 
•  1 cup caster sugar
•  ½ cup water
•  Serve with ice cream and fruit 

Method

1.  Place weighed sugar and water into a cleaned large pyrex bowl. Stir well to dissolve sugar. Wash down sides with a pastry brush dipped in water.
2.  Place inside The Quick Touch Crisp microwave. Turn AMOUNT dial to 1 cup. Press START to begin cooking.
3.  The microwave will beep and flash “stir/ turn food”, remove bowl from microwave with oven-proof mitts and stir any undissolved sugar. Wash down sides with a pastry brush dipped in water to remove any sugar crystals clinging to the sides of the bowl.
4. Return to microwave and press START to continue cooking. DO NOT STIR SUGAR SYRUP DURING THIS PHASE OF COOKING OR AFTER COOKING.
5. Once cooking has finished, open door and check that the caramel colour. To achieve a good MEDIUM caramel, add the following approximate 2–3 minutes. Stop and check every 30 secs - 1 minute after specified time program time.
6.  Always remove caramel when it is close to your desired colour as the caramel will continue to cook with carry over heat once it has stopped being heated.
7. Once cooking has finished, carefully remove HOT bowl from microwave using an ovenproof mitt. Pour onto prepared tray, making sure to cover the hazelnuts evenly.
8.  Cool completely and break into large shards, serve with ice cream and fruit.