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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Eastern European >> Russian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a food processor, combine the cheeses, sugar, and egg yolks, and process until completely smooth. | 2. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the lemon zest, lemon extract and lemon juice. | 3. Wrap the mixture in a double thickness of damp cheesecloth and place in a colander set over a bowl. Fold the ends ofthe cheesecloth over the top; Place a small plate on the cheesecloth and put a 2 pound weight (like a can) on the plate. | 4. Refrigerate overnight. | 5. Unwrap the cheese mixture and roll into 1- 1/2" balls. | 6. Place the balls on a plate, and freeze to firm up, about 30 minutes. | 7. Meanwhile, melt the chocolate and shortening in a heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Allow the chocolate to cool to lukewarm. | 8. Remove the cheeseballs fromthe freezer. | 9. Insert a toothpick into the center of one ball and dip it into the chocolate, coating completely, and allowing the excess to drip back into the pan. | 10. Place on a wax paper-covered plate, and remove the toothpick; dab a small amount of chocolate over the toothpick hole. | 11. Repeat with the rest of the cheeseballs. | 12. Refrigerate until the chocolate sets. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
farmer cheese	12	ounces	curd	302.6	0.0	67.32	1.7
cream cheese	4	ounces		334.53	3.969	8.0514	32.4324
sugar	7	tablespoons		385.434	96.4068	0.0	0.0
egg yolk	2		beaten	109.48	1.2206	5.3924	9.0236
lemon zest	2			302.6	0.0	67.32	1.7
lemon extract	1 1/2	1/2		1.41	0.48	0.045	0.009000000000000001
lemon juice	1	tablespoon		3.355	1.0523	0.0534	0.0366
chocolate	12	ounces	bittersweet	1724.8139999999999	205.4808	13.2678	116.3484
vegetable shortening	3	tablespoons		345.6	0.0	0.0	38.4

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.