How to Cook Yummy Classic Gaz recipe (Persian Nougat)

Classic Gaz recipe (Persian Nougat). It is called Gaz, classic Persian nougat. It is made of egg whites, sugar and nuts. Gaz (Persian nougat) is speciality of Isfahan and this is the first thing you would buy from Isfahan as souvenir.ٍ So when people talk about Gaz, they refer as Gaz-e Esfahan.

Gaz (Persian nougat نوقای ایرانی) is speciality of Isfahan and this is the first thing you would buy from Isfahan as souvenir.ٍ So when people talk about Gaz, they refer as Gaz-e Esfahan گز اصفهان. Great recipe for Classic Gaz recipe (Persian Nougat). Gaz گز or Persian nougat is one of the favourite sweets in Iran. You can have Classic Gaz recipe (Persian Nougat) using 6 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Classic Gaz recipe (Persian Nougat)

1. It's of sugar.
2. You need of pistachio (you can take any nuts you want but traditionally pistachio is used).
3. Prepare of water.
4. You need of honey.
5. Prepare of egg white.
6. Prepare of Thermometer.

Isfahan is located in cetntre of Iran. Isfahan or Hispahan/ Esfahan/ Sepahan is well known. Gaz or Pistachio Nougat is a sweet and popular candy in Iran. Gaz is originated and well known in Isfahan or Esfahan (province of Iran) and this recipe demonstrate the Esfahan style famous Gaz or Pistachio Nougat recipe.

Classic Gaz recipe (Persian Nougat) instructions

1. I used a square shape cake tin. Line it with parchment paper and dust the base with flour..
   
   
   
2. Toast the pistachios in a dried pan for 3-4 minutes and set aside to cool down..
   
   
3. Take 1tbsp of sugar and put rest of sugar in a pot and mix it with 100ml water. Stir well..
   
   
   
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..
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..
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..
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..
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..
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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Persian sweets and candies are among the popular souvenirs from Iran. Anyone visiting Iran should at least try one or two sweets that are specifically made in Iran. Gaz is one of the very popular ones which is a kind of nougat. Gaz Persian nougat recipe is written in many Persian blogs but it is not that easy to make. Gaz, the Legacy of Persian Nougat.