Learning to Cook

I have always been surrounded by wonderful cooks and bakers. While this has been delightful for my taste buds, I always wondered if I would ever be able to cook like them. When I lived in Brazil, I was forced to learn how to cook because the ingredients at my disposal were so different. The experience was, at first, frustrating. But, once I began to experiment, the world of cooking opened up to me. My recipe box is now brimming, and I thought others might be interested in trying some of the recipes I have found. I haven’t tried them all yet, but I plan to in the future! I hope you enjoy, and please feel free to add your own suggestions/comments.

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Docinhos de Nozes (Walnut Sweet)

One more party recipe, also easy to make (the ones on the left on this photograph). Don't forget to get pretty paper cups for these too! Better stock up on those, there are so many similar recipes...

1 can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 lb finely chopped walnuts
2 Tbsp of unsalted butter or tub margarine (you can use only 1 Tbsp and it will still work out)
2 heaping Tbsp of Nestlé Quick or 1 Tbsp of Quick and 1 of Hershey's Cocoa. (Toddy)

In a heavy saucepan mix chocolate with condensed milk and nuts and add the margarine. Cook in low heat stirring constantly until you can see the bottom of the pan. Continue to stir for another two minutes. Pour onto a plate and let cool completely before you form the little balls (I usually leave it in the cupboard until next day). Butter your hands slightly to form the little balls. To finish, you can either roll the balls in chocolate powder or jimmies and put them in small paper cups or melt chocolate and coat the balls and top with a walnut.

From: http://www.maria-brazil.org/docinho_de_nozes.htm

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