Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Christmas balls recipe - How to make Christmas balls

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The Hummus Recipes Kitchen (The home of Hummus Recipes & Delicious Middle Eastern Recipes) invites you to try Christmas balls recipe. Enjoy the Middle Eastern Cuisine and learn how to make Christmas balls stars as Christmas kids gift.

This recipe is by Kim McCosker and Rachael Bermingham, the time-poor mums behind the best-selling '4 Ingredients' cookbooks.

Makes 40

Ingredients

4 cups desiccated coconut
395g can sweetened condensed milk
2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
1/2 cup (100g) red glace cherries, finely chopped

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper.

Combine coconut, milk and lemon rind in a bowl. Add cherries. Stir until coconut mixture turns pink. Using 1 level tablespoon mixture at a time, roll mixture into 40 balls. Place balls, 3cm apart, on prepared trays.

Bake, swapping trays halfway, for 12 to 15 minutes or until balls are lightly browned. Cool on trays. Serve.

Notes

Nutritional information is per ball.

To buy the 4 Ingredients cookbook, or just to find out more, go to www.4ingredients.com.au.

Source
Super Food Ideas - December 2008, Page 24
Recipe by Kim McCosker & Rachael Bermingham

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