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Apricot-orange Balls

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      Title: APRICOT-ORANGE BALLS
 Categories: Gift, Low-fat, Candy
      Yield: 24 Servings
 
     10 oz Dried apricots; or peaches,
           -7 oz/cup
    2/3 c  Hazelnuts; or walnuts,
           -almonds, or pecans
    2/3 c  Sugar, powdered
      2 ts Grated orange zest
      2 tb Orange juice; or rum

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      3 oz Bittersweet chocolate
 
  Delicious, nutritious, and definitely quick and easy to make for
  gifts or include on party cookie plates. Takes 20 minutes to prepare
  for rolling.
  
  Toast nuts: Preheat oven to 350 F.  Spread nuts in shallow pan and
  bake 5-10 minutes.
  
  Pulse apricots and nuts in food processor just until finely chopped.
  Place mixture in bowl; stir in sugar, orange zest, and orange juice.
  Roll mixture into 1" balls and arrange close together in shallow pan.
  
  Melt chocolate in glass measuring cup in microwave on High for about 1
  minute.  Drizzle chocolate over tops of candies; or spoon chocolate in
  plastic snadwich bag, cut tiny hole in one corner, and pipe chocolate
  over candies.
  
  Variation:  Instead of chocolate, roll candies in granulated sugar.
  
  Store in airtight container in refrigerator about 1 week.
 
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