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Chocolate-Covered Peanut Patties (mazapan)

Chocolate-Covered Peanut Patties (mazapan) is a candy recipe made with Unsalted Roasted Peanuts, Sugar, and Semisweet Or Bittersweet. Serves 12. Keep it handy for the next time you cook it.

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Ingredients

• 4 cup
• 1 cup
• 6 oz

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Grind peanuts fine in food processor.

2. 2

   Add sugar and process into a compact paste.

3. 3

   Divide into 12 equal pieces.

4. 4

   Remove disks from mold carefully.

5. 5

   Melt chocolate in double boiler and keep warm.

6. 6

   Spoon 1 generous tablespoon melted chocolate onto wax paper.

7. 7

   Carefully place 1 peanut disk on top and move around to cover entire bottom of disk with chocolate.

8. 8

   Then enrobe top and sides with chocolate.

9. 9

   Repeat the process to enrobe remaining disks.

10. 10

    Place candies, still on wax paper, in refrigerator, until ready to serve.