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      Title: Chocolate Almond Truffles
 Categories: Candies
      Yield: 12 servings
 
      6 oz Semisweet chocolate morsels
      3 tb Butter or margarine
      3 tb Powdered sugar
      2    Egg yolks
     24    Toasted almonds; whole
    1/2 c  Finely chopped almonds
 
  Recipe by: Southern Living
  Preparation Time: 0:20
  Place chocolate morsels in top of a double boiler; bring
  water to a boil.  Reduce heat to low; cook until chocolate
  melts.  Add butter and powdered sugar, stirring until sugar
  dissolves.  Remove from heat. Add egg yolks, one at a time,
  beating with an electric mixer after each addition.  Pour
  mixture into a bowl; cover and let sit 12 hours in a cool,
  dry place (do not refrigerate). Shape mixture into 1-inch
  balls; insert 1 whole almond in center of each ball.  Roll
  lightly in chopped almonds. Yield:  2 dozen.
  
  MICROWAVE DIRECTIONS: Place chocolate morsels in a 1-quart
  glass bowl.  Microwave at MEDIUM (50% power) for 2 to 3
  minutes or until chocolate is  softened; stir well.  Add
  butter and powdered sugar, stirring until powdered sugar
  dissolves. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating with an
  electric mixer after each addition.  Pour mixture into a
  bowl; cover and let sit 12 hours in a cool, dry place (do
  not refrigerate). Shape mixture into 1-inch balls; insert 1
  whole almond in center of each ball.  Roll lightly in
  chopped almonds.
 
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