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Chocolate Almond Balls (dadrio) Italy
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Servings: 1
Categories:
Chocolate
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Cookies
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Desserts
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Nuts
Ingredients: 5
c
Sifted flour 2 1/2
c
Confectioners sugar 2
tb
Baking powder 1/4
c
Cocoa 2
c
Coarsely chopped almonds 1/2
c
Shortening 2
Eggs, slightly beaten 6
oz
Can evaporated milk
Directions:
Sift four, measure and resift with sugar, baking powder and cocoa. Add
nuts, and mix well. Cut shortening into dry ingredients with fingers
until mixture resembles coarse corn meal. Make a well in center of
flour and put eggs and milk into it. Knead dough until smooth, about
5 minutes. If it seems too dry, add water, 1 teaspoon at a time until
mixture holds together. Pinch off pieces of dough the size of a
walnut, and roll into balls between the palms of the hands, Place
balls on greased cookie sheet 1 inch apart and bake in moderate 350
degF oven 18-20 minutes , until toothpick inserted in center of ball
comes out clean. Watch carefully, as they burn easily. Frost as soon
as they come out of oven with any desired frosting. Makes 6 dozen.
Caution: Handle these cookies very carefully, as they are quite
delicate and will crumble.
from:The Home book of Italian cooking by Angela Catanzaro
posted by: Lei, Bronx, NY
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