Recipe#4303

Title: Apricot Choc Balls

From: ynnuf@clear.net.nz (Doreen Randal) 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 Subject: Apricot Chocolate Balls 
 Date: 13 Jun 1998 07:49:36 -0600 
 Message-ID: <357b443f.12161433@smtp.clear.net.nz> 

400 g dried apricots
 2/3 cup boiling water
 60 g butter, chopped
 1/2 cup icing sugar
 1 1/2 cups coconut
 1 Tbs grated lemon rind
 200 g white chocolate, melted
 375 g white chocolate Melts, melted
 Grease a 20cm x 30cm Swiss roll tin, line with baking paper extend
 it up the sides.  Put the apricots and water in a bowl and let
 stand 30 minutes.  Drain apricots; discard liquid.  Blend or process
 apricots with butter, sugar, coconut, lemon rind and white chocolate
 until combined.  Spread the mixture into prepared pan; cover and
 refrigerate overnight.
 Roll 2 level tsp of the mixture into balls, place on a baking paper
 covered oven tray.  Dip the balls in half the melted Melts, then
 quickly and gently roll between palms to coat evenly.  Return to
 tray; refrigerate until firm.  Repeat coating balls with remaining
 Melts.