From The Book of New Israeli Food Ingredients 200 grams - 7 oz. bittersweet chocolate 60 grams - 2 oz. butter or margarine 300 grams - 10 oz. mixed dried fruit and nuts. Especially nice in the mix are candied citrus peels. Melt the chocolate and butter (marg is fine too) in a double boiler or in the microwave. Stir gently and constantly till the mass is smooth and glossy. Add the fruit and nut mixture to the melted chocolate. Mix thoroughly. Spoon the mixture into small paper cupcake cups by tablespoons, or onto a sheet lined with baking paper. There will be some liquid pooling at the bottom of the pot. Spoon it up and drizzle it over the clusters, filling up any empty spaces. It'll get hard again, so use it all up. Freeze the clusters for 1/2 hour before serving. If making them ahead of time, keep them in the fridge or freezer. They'll stay good a long time, but then again, they'll disappear before long. |