Subj : 11/07 Guess What Day - 4
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Fri Nov 05 2021 17:47:00

November 7: National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day

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      Title: Baci di Dama *
 Categories: Five, Cookies, Nuts, Snacks, Chocolate
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
    1/2 c  Thin sliced almonds
    3/4 c  Granulated sugar
      1 c  All-purpose flour
    1/3 c  Unsalted butter; room temp
    1/4 c  Bittersweet dark chocolate;
           - melted
 
  * Checkered Cookies in the Style of Piemonte
  
  Recipe courtesy Mario Batali
  
  Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
  
  In the bowl of a food processor, combine the almonds, sugar,
  flour and butter. Pulse lightly until the almonds are ground
  and the mixture is homogenous. Place the mixture in a mixing
  bowl.
  
  Using a tablespoon, place small scoops of the mixture on a
  lightly greased baking sheet, separating each scoop by at
  least 1" on all sides. Use the tips of your fingers to
  gently flatten the tops of each scoop. Bake for 10 to 12
  minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool to room
  temperature.
  
  Once the cookies have cooled, gently melt the chocolate in
  the bowl of a bain-marie (a stainless steel bowl fitted over
  a saucepan of simmering water s that the bowl just touches
  the water). Remove the melted chocolate from the heat.
  Carefully pour or spoon a bit of melted chocolate on the
  tops of half the cookies. If the tops are not flat enough,
  simply spoon the melted chocolate on the sides of the
  cookies that were face down during the cooking process. Use
  the remaining cookie halves to form the other half of the
  cookie "sandwich," pressing gently so that the chocolate
  adheres to both sides of the sandwich. Let rest until the
  chocolate has cooled, holding the cookies together.
  
  Serves: 6 servings
  
  From: http://www.foodnetwork.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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