Mocha nut balls

AUTHOR
Arlie Wyatt
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 2
COOK TIME
90 mins
TOTAL TIME
90 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 50
  • 100 g cornstarch, 60 g flour
  • 1 TEASPOON cocoa, 50 g icing sugar
  • 1 package Vanillin sugar
  • 2 TEASPOONS Espresso powder (instant)
  • 125 g cold butter/margarine
  • 50 Hazelnut kernels
  • 100 g semi-bitter couverture
  • 1 (100 g) Bag cake glaze "hazelnut
  • 50 g Chocolate mocca beans
  • baking paper

Directions

  1. 1

    Knead the starch, flour, cocoa, icing sugar, vanillin sugar, espresso and fat into pieces. Form dough into 2 rolls (each approx. 15 cm long), cover and chill for approx. 1 hour

  2. 2

    Line 2 trays with baking paper. Cut rolls into approx. 25 slices each. Cover 1 nut with each slice and shape into a ball. Place on the trays. Bake in a hot oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/ convection oven: 175 °C/gas: level 3) for 12 - 15 minutes. Cool down

  3. 3

    Chop the couverture and melt in a hot water bath. Place the glaze in the bag in hot water for about 10 minutes. Mix the glaze lightly with the couverture. Dip biscuits halfway and decorate with chocolate-mocha beans. Let balls dry

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
60 kcal
CARBS
5 g
FATS
4 g
PROTEINS
1 g

Categories & Tags

MiscellaneousChristmas