John Kuthe wrote:
>
> On Apr 18, 12:19 pm, Sky > wrote:
> > John Kuthe wrote:
> >
> > > I did good with it. I have some of the almond paste stuff I put in my
> > > Pecan Nut Balls in my freezer, and I scraped about a tablespoon into
> > > my ice cream and broke it up, and YUM! :-) :-) :-)
> >
> > > John Kuthe...
> >
> > Would you share your 'pecan nut balls' recipe, please? That name just
> > sounds so darned good! Thanks.
>
> Maybe next Christmas. I copied Bissinger's from a pic I saw in their
> catalog. Basically I make up an almond paste (ground almonds and 240F
> cooked simple syrup made with a little Amaretto), cool, then warm-to-
> work and squish a small marble sized piece in between two pecan
> halves, then dip in a hazelnut flavored fondant (shaking off much
> excess), cool and dip in milk chocolate dipping compound. It's a
> recipe I'm still struggling with to get right, actually.
>
> I'm studying right now for an Women's Health nursing exam on Monday.

OMG, does that ever sound so scrumptious! Your description gives a good
mental picture of what the final result turns out to be. Thanks. Good
luck with the exam

Sky

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