Ingredients

• 500 g caster sugar
• 120 g icing sugar
• egg white
• lemon juice

For the sweet charcoal recipe, dissolve the granulated sugar in 250 g of water in a saucepan, mix until it boils and let it continue to boil for 2-3 minutes without stirring. In the meantime, line a pan with triple the volume of granulated sugar with parchment paper.

Separately mix the icing sugar with a spoonful of egg white and a few drops of lemon juice to obtain a smooth glaze. Check the temperature of the granulated sugar syrup with the thermometer: when it has reached 142 ° C, add the glaze, stirring constantly from the center of the saucepan to the edges. In a few seconds the mixture will begin to swell.

Pour it immediately into the pan lined with parchment paper: the volume will double, then collapse crystallizing in a compound similar to rock. Be careful because the sugar, even if it seems cold, is actually very hot inside. Wait 10 minutes, then turn the sugar block onto a sheet of parchment paper and break it into pieces.

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