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Almond Horns Dipped in Chocolate Recipe
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To make almond horns dipped in chocolate you will need
Ingredients
| | DOUGH | | | | 10 1/2 | oz | Granulated sugar | | 5 1/4 | oz | hazelnuts-unhusked | | 3 | tablespoons | Plain flour | | 1 | teaspoon | Grated lemon peel | | 1 1/2 | tablespoons | Apricot jam | | 2 | | Egg whites | | 1/4 | teaspoons | Almond extract (or to individual preference) (up to 1/3) |
| | GLAZE | | | | 1 | | Egg white beaten to blend | | 4 | oz | Sliced almonds, coarsely chopped or left whole | | | Milk chocolate (melted) for decorating cookies |
Instructions
Grind sugar, hazelnuts, flour and lemon peel to powder in processor. Blend
in jam and one egg white, stopping to scraped down dies of bowl. With
machine running gradually mix in enough of second egg white to form stiff
paste. Transfer mixture to double boiler over gently simmering water. Stir
with wooden spoon until mixture softens and some of sugar dissolves, about
6 minutes. Stir in almond extract Transfer paste to shallow pan. Press
plastic wrap onto surface of paste and refrigerate.
Preheat oven to 3500F. Butter and flour baking sheet or cover baking sheet
with parchment paper.
For regular size cookies: Cut dough into 12 pieces. Roll each piece into
3-inch long cylinder, tapering ends, chill. Roll in lightly beaten egg
white glaze and then in the sliced almonds. Bend into crescent shapes.
Arrange on prepared sheet spacing 2 inches apart. Bake until pale golden,
about 15 minutes. Set sheet on rack and let crescents cool to warm.
Transfer to rack and cool completely. Melt semi-sweet chocolate and allow
to cool. Dip tips of cookies into chocolate and place on rack to harden.
May be refrigerated to set chocolate. Store in airtight container.
For miniature cookies : Roll balls of dough about the size of a walnut and
chill. Make into cylinders and chill again. Roll cylinders in egg white
and chopped nuts, shape into horseshoes. Arrange on prepared cookie sheets
and bake 8-10 minutes. Cool as above. Dip ends in melted chocolate and
cool or refrigerate to set.
This recipe should make approximately 12 almond horns dipped in chocolate.
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Mon 3 Mar 2008
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