1900 g of coarsely chopped walnuts (or various nuts) | |
3 boxes of cocoa (1 kg) | |
900 g breadcrumbs, grated | |
6 vanillas | |
12 water glasses of sugar | |
6 water glasses of water | |
900 g of sprinkles or coconut or icing sugar, to taste |
1. | In a suitable saucepan, boil the water and sugar, almost to a temperature that can be handled by the hand. |
2. | Once the sugar melts, add all the ingredients and remove from the heat. |
3. | Mix the mixture well and, before the mixture cools, form small balls like meatballs, constantly wetting your hands with water to prevent them from sticking. |
4. | Roll the balls directly into the coating-truffle and roll them well immediately, as they are warm, so that they stick to the truffle (coconut or powdered sugar). |
5. | Place them on paper plates or directly in bowls and store in the refrigerator for several days. |
6. | They are eaten even during the strictest fasts. |
7. | Tip: |
8. | They are completely fastable even on Holy Saturday! |
9. | You can also make it oily by reducing the water and adding margarine. |
10. | It is also great if you add dried, but very finely chopped fruits, such as figs, peaches, plums, citrus fruits, raisins, etc. |
11. | These truffles can be made with various other variations, even flavoured, by adding margarine, butter, chocolate, various cheese spreads, sweetened milk, various liqueurs, pi-butter biscuits, cakes, dried fruit, other dried nuts, etc. |
12. | Instead of dark chocolate you can use coconut, or powdered sugar or other ingredients of your choice. |
13. | With exactly the same mixture, we can also make a mosaic dessert by putting the whole mixture in a membrane. We give it the shape of a roll (stick). Roll it tightly, freeze it in the refrigerator and cut it into side slices. |