Subj : 5/31 Nat Macaroon Day - 4 To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Thu May 30 2024 16:53:00 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Chocolate-Dipped Hazelnut Macaroons Categories: Five, Nuts, Chocolate Yield: 24 servings 2/3 c Whole hazelnuts; toasted; - skins removed 3/4 c Sugar; divided 7 oz Tube almond paste; crumbled 2 lg Egg whites 6 oz Semisweet chocolate; melted Set oven @ 325ºF/165ºC. Place hazelnuts and 1/4 cup sugar in a food processor; process until nuts are finely ground. Add almond paste, egg whites and remaining sugar; process until blended, about 3 minutes. Cut a small hole in the tip of a pastry bag; insert a large star pastry tip. Fill bag with hazelnut mixture. Pipe 1 1/4" rosettes 2" apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until light brown, 12-14 minutes. Cool on pans 1 minute. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Dip bottom of each cookie in melted chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets; refrigerate until set, about 1 hour. Deirdre Cox, Kansas City, Missouri Makes: 2 dozen RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... Aussie Rules: Bring beer to a BBQ, wine to a dinner party. --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: SouthEast Star Mail HUB - SESTAR (1:3634/12) .