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The Rural Voice, 2002-12, Page 46r ~ _A- pr Panasonic®* Horne Entertainment i L1 5200• Rebate* nest - - 32" and 36" HDTV Compatible Television ,1 * The PURE FLAT picture tube delivers natural and accurate images. The image is natural with minimal distortion no matter what the viewing lilt angle. BBE high-definition sound f provides a dynamic range of music and speech frequencies and pure natural audio. This premium television 46. features progressive cinema scan, colour transient improvement and scalable picture -in -picture. rt L rt Digital Palmcorder Multi -Cam with 2.5" Colour LCD Monitor With Web Camera features this is -Fri your link to family and friends. The still camera feature is the perfect way Wto save a special moment. PLUS the MPEG4 format allows you to record L your favourite video clips on the SD memory card. The SD memory card *is your key to a world of digital networking possibilities. • mall -in , ELECTRONICS APPLIANCES ,,W HANOVER LISTOWEL W 364-1011 291-4670 ` Mon. - Wed. 9-6; Mon. - Thurs. 9-6; Thurs. - Fri. 9-9; Fri. 9-9; t Sat. - 9-6; Sun. -10-5 Sat. - 9-6 42 THE RURAL VOICE 2 tbsp (30 mL) unsweetened cocoa 2 tbsp (30 mL) melted butter 2 tbsp (30 mL) liqueur or juice 3 tbsp (45 mL) corn syrup or honey 1/2 tsp (2 mL) vanilla Coatings: cocoa, icing sugar, ground nuts, sprinkles or coconut. In medium bowl, combine crumbs, sugar, nuts or coconut and cocoa, mixing well. In a small bowl, combine melted butter, liqueur or juice, corn syrup and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients. mixing until all is, moistened. Shape into 30 small balls. Mixture will be slightly sticky but will firm up when refrigerated. Roll in choice of coating. Place on plate or in small fluted candy cups. Chill until firm, then transfer to airtight container and store in refrigerator. CHOCOLATE ALMOND CRESCENTS 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) all-purpose flour 1 cup (250 mL) icing sugar 1/3 cup (75 ml) cocoa 1 cup (250 mL) butter, softened 1/2 cup (125 mL) ground almonds, toasted Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C). Stir flour with icing sugar and cocoa until well blended. Reserve. Cream butter in a large mixing bowl until light. Gradually blend in reserved dry ingredients. Stir in almonds until well mixed. Using about 1 tbsp (15 mL) at a time, shape the dough into crescent shapes. Do not flatten. Place on greaseii or parchment -lined baking tray and refrigerate for at least 5 minutes. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Cool completely on rack. Chocolate glaze: 1/4 cup (50 mL) cocoa 3 tbsp (45 mL) water 2 tbsp (30 mL) butter 2 tsp (10 mL) corn syrup 1/2 tsp (2 mL) vanilla 1 cup (250 mL) icing sugar Stir cocoa with water, butter and corn syrup in a small saucepan. Cook, stirring, over medium -low heat until mixture thickens, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Beat in icing sugar until mixture is smooth and satiny. Spread glaze over cool cookies. Sprinkle 2 tbsp (30 mL) ground or finely chopped almonds, toasted, evenly over top. Set aside until glaze sets, about 1 hour. BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE MOUSSE 5 squares bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled 3 eggs 2 tbsp (25 mL) coffee -flavoured liqueur (optional) 3 tbsp (45 mL) icing sugar 1 cup (250 mL) whipping cream, whipped 1 square bittersweet chocolate, grated icing sugar Combine 5 squares chocolate. 1 egg and 2 egg yolks; mix well. Blend in liqueur. Beat 2 egg whites until foamy. Add icing sugar and beat until stiff shiny peaks form. Fold whipped cream into egg whites. Carefully fold chocolate mixture into egg white mixture. Pour into 6 dessert dishes. Refrigerate for at least 6 hours. To coarsely grate chocolate, warm it slightly in your hand or in the microwave on defrost for about 30 seconds until softened. Grate with coarse grater. Decorate mousse with grated chocolate and icing sugar .before serving. CHOCOLATE -PEPPERMINT CAKE 15 hard peppermint candies, crushed 1 pkg Devil's Food cake mix 1/2 tsp (2 mL) peppermint extract 2/3 cup (150 mL) chocolate frosting Heat oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease and flour 12 -cup fluted cake pan. Reserve 2 tbsp (30 mL) crushed candies. Prepare cake mix as directed on package, except beat in extract and remaining crushed candies with the eggs. Pour batter into pan. Bake and cool as directed. Microwave frosting in microwaveable bowl on High 15-30 seconds or until melted and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over cake. Sprinkle with crushed candies over top of cake.0