Rosiethon 2010 continues.
As you know,
Rosie never sleeps.
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Ingredients for Buckeyes:
1 1/2 pounds powdered sugar
16 ounces peanut butter
(I use creamy since certain offspring
find chunky "annoying.")
2 sticks butter, softened
12 ounces semisweet chocolate morsels
1 TB shortening
I usually use generic brands for most everything,
except for chocolate chips.
Do not use Food Lion brand chocolate chips.
They'll ruin whatever you're baking.
I use Nestles or Ghiradelli.
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Cream butter and peanut butter ...
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... until nice and creamy.
You may want to process this in 1/2 batches.
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Add in powdered sugar.
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Cover and refrigerate overnight.
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Roll into small balls
and refrigerate.
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Balls must be cold
for dipping.
Shut up, Ticky.
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Nuke Nestle's or Ghirardelli chocolate
with shortening.
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Whisk until smooth.
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Dip balls in chocolate,
turning to coat.
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I can see me in the chocolate.
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Place on wax paper and let harden.
Refrigerate.
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Someone actually asked me one time
how I got the peanut butter inside the chocolate.
I told her I blew up a small balloon,
oiled it,
and painted it
with melted chocolate,
let it harden in the refrigerator,
then I popped the balloon,
pulled it out of the chocolate shell,
and I used a syringe to pump
the peanut butter inside.
She was duly impressed.
1 comment:
Of course you had to put your ball in the fridge. That's the only way to get 'em hard, right Mr. Hawthorne?
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