jilly's cafe peach bonbons
Jilly's Cafe Peach Bonbons Source: Jilly's Café - Evanston, Illinois 1/2 cup brandy or water 1/2 cup raisins In a saucepan, bring brandy or water just to a simmer and remove pan fr...
Ingredients
- 1/2cupbrandy or water
- 1/2cupraisins
- 1stickplus 2 tablespoons (10 tablespoons)
- 6tablespoongranulated sugar
- 2large eggs
- 2/3cupcoarsely chopped blanched
- 1/2cupfine graham cracker crumbs
- 2teaspoonrum
Directions
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Jilly's Cafe Peach Bonbons Source: Jilly's Café - Evanston, Illinois 1/2 cup brandy or water 1/2 cup raisins In a saucepan, bring brandy or
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Add raisins and let stand, covered, 30 minutes
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Drain raisins, discarding liquid
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Filling 1 stick plus 2 tablespoons (10 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened 6 tablespoons granulated sugar 2 large eggs 2/3 cup coarsely c
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Add a pinch of salt and eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, and beat in almonds, cracker crumbs, rum and vanilla extract un
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Chill filling, covered, 1 hour, or until cold
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9 (17 x 12-inch) phyllo sheets cut in half crosswise, stacked between 2 sheets of wax paper, and covered with a dampened kitchen towel 1 sti
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Put phyllo sheet on wax paper and brush with some butter