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• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

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• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 20 minutes, Preparation Time - 40 minutes

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| 1. Melt semisweet chocolate and unsweetened chocolate in the top of a double boiler or in a bowl in the microwave. Stir until smooth. Set aside to cool. Heat the 2 cups shortening in a large, heavy skillet or deep fryer. | 2. In a small bowl, stir together the pureed garbanzo beans, sugar, and cinnamon. Stir in the dates and nuts. Blend with the cooled chocolate. Chill while you make the dough. | 3. In a medium bowl, beat the eggs until fluffy. Stir in the 1/4 cup melted shortening. Sift together the flour, sugar, and salt, and fold into the egg mixture. Add extra flour if necessary to make the dough easy to handle. | 4. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into 3 inch circles using a cookie cutter or a large drinking glass. Place 1 teaspoon of the chocolate filling mixture onto the center of each cookie, fold over into a half circle, and pinch to seal. | 5. Fry cookies in 1 1/2 inches of hot oil, turning once. Cookies should be light brown. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Refrigerate when cool. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar before serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
chocolate	4	squares	semisweet	-	-	-	-
chocolate	1	square	unsweetened	-	-	-	-
shortening	2	cups		3624.4	0.0	0.0	410.0
garbanzo bean	1	cup	drained pureed	756.0	125.9	40.94	12.08
white sugar	1	cup		774.0	199.96	0.0	0.0
cinnamon	1	teaspoon	ground	-	-	-	-
date	1/4	cup	pureed	103.635	27.5735	0.9004	0.1433
walnut	3/4	cup	ground	1445.34	0.0	0.0	163.5
egg	3			214.5	1.08	18.84	14.265
shortening	1/4	cup	melted	3624.4	0.0	0.0	410.0
purpose flour	2 1/2	cups		-	-	-	-
white sugar	1/4	cup		774.0	199.96	0.0	0.0
salt	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
confectioner sugar	1/3	cup		-	-	-	-

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