Nougat

Name: Nougat
Yield: Makes 1 kg (2 lb 4 oz)
Ingredients: 450 g (1 lb/2 cups) sugar; 60 g (2¼ oz) almonds, unblanched, toasted; 125 g (4½ oz) unsalted butter, softened; 175 g (6 oz/½ cup) honey (preferably blossom honey); 250 ml (9 fl oz/1 cup) liquid glucose; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 egg whites; 100 g (3½ oz) glacé cherries