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[COLOR="Red"]Almond Roca-
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar or granulated splenda
3 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon light corn syrup
1 cup finely chopped toasted almonds
1 cup milk chocolate chips

Melt butter in a saucepan.
Add sugar, water, and corn syrup.
Cook mixture over medium heat, stirring.
When the sugar dissolves and the mixture begins to boil raise heat and bring mixture to 290 degrees on a cooking thermometer. It will be light brown in color and syrup will separate into threads that are not brittle when dribbled into cold water.
Quickly stir in 1/2 cup chopped almonds.
Immediately pour mixture onto an ungreased baking sheet.
Wait 2-3 minutes for candy surface to firm then sprinkle on the chocolate chips.
In a few minutes, when chips have softened, spread chocolate evenly over surface. Sprinkle remaining almonds over melted chocolate.
When chocolate hardens crack candy into pieces and store in a covered container.[/COLOR]

Doughnuts

Posted 02-02-2011 at 12:23 AM by LucianLuna

[COLOR="DarkOrange"]Donuts-
1 one fourth package active dry yeast
2 tablespoons warm water (98 degrees)
3/4 cup warm milk (30 seconds in microwave)
2 1/2 tablespoons butter
1 egg
1/3 cup sugar or granulated splenda
1 teaspoon salt
2 3/4 cups flour
3 cups oil

Glaze-
5 1/3 tablespoons butter
2 cups powdered sugar or splenda
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup hot water

chocolate glaze-
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

To make donuts dissolve yeast in the warm water in a medium bowl.
Add milk, butter, egg, sugar, and salt and blend with mixer until smooth.
Add half the flour and mix for 30 seconds.
Add remaining flour and knead dough with flour dusted hands until smooth.
Cover bowl of dough and leave in a warm place for 1 hour, until dough doubles in size.. You can tell it has risen enough when you poke it with a finger and the indentation stays.
Roll out dough on a heavily floured surface until it's 1/2" thick.
Cut out donuts with a donut cutter, you should have a dozen donuts when done.
Place donuts on plates or cookie sheets, cover, and let stand in a warm place for 30-45 minutes, until double in size.
Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Bring oil to 350 degrees. Test with scrap dough, if it bubbles rapidly oil is ready.
Fry each donut for 30 seconds per side or until light golden brown. Cool on paper towels.
To make glaze combine butter with powdered sugar in a medium bowl and blend with electric mixer.
Add vanilla and hot water. Mix until smooth.
If your making the chocolate glaze melt chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl in microwave for 30-40 seconds. Stir, then microwave another 30 seconds and stir again until completely melted. Add to glaze mixture. Blend until smooth.
When donuts have cooled dip each top surface into glaze and then cool on a plate for 15 minutes, until glaze is firm. [/COLOR]