Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Bourbon Balls!

I should make these for my bourbon-loving business partner during the holidays...and then again in May, during Derby Weekend!

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Spirited Cooking: Bourbon Balls

Spirited Cooking: Bourbon Balls

September is National Bourbon Heritage Month

Hot-Spiced Bourbon Balls

INGREDIENTS:
  • .25 cup Bourbon

  • 2 tbsp Sorghum syrup, cane syrup, molasses or honey

  • 1.25 cups Powdered sugar, divided

  • 2 tbsp Cocoa powder

  • .5 tsp Cayenne pepper (optional)

  • .25 tsp Ground mace

  • .25 tsp Ground cinnamon

  • .5 tsp Salt

  • 10 oz Vanilla wafers (about 60)

  • 1 cup Coarsely chopped pecans
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    PREPARATION:

    In a small bowl, whisk together the bourbon and sorghum syrup until well combined. In a large bowl, sift together 1 cup of the powdered sugar with the cocoa powder, cayenne, mace, cinnamon and salt. Using a wooden spoon or rubber spatula, stir in the bourbon mixture until a smooth, glossy paste forms.

     

    In a food processor, pulse the vanilla wafers into fine crumbs, about 10 (5-second) pulses. Add the wafer crumbs and pecans to the bourbon mixture and stir until consistently doughy and workable, about 2 minutes.

     

    Roll the dough into 1-inch balls, roll each ball in the remaining .25 cup powdered sugar, and place on a sheet of waxed paper. Store in the refrigerator in a container with a tight-fitting lid, with a sheet of waxed paper between layers, for up to 4 days.

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