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Chocolate Balls with Caramelized Almonds

Yield: about 60
Flavorless oil for the baking sheet
1 1/4 cups (9 ounces) granulated sugar
1/4 cup (2 ounces) water
1 2/3 cups (9 Ounces) whole blanched almonds, at room temperature
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
Lightly oil a baking sheet with oil.

Mix the sugar and water in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan. Use an unlined copper sugar-pot if you have one. Cook the syrup over medium heat, stirring once or twice, until the sugar dissolves, and turn off the heat when it starts to form golden syrup..

Add the almonds. Stir until the sugar syrup clumps and turns opaque or until sugar syrup coats the almonds.
Carefully pour the syrup coated almonds onto the oiled baking sheet. Be careful -- the almonds will be very hot.

the candy is cool, break it apart. Store it in an airtight container (not in the refrigerator) until you are ready to make the chocolate balls.
Melt the chocolate in a bowl over simmering water. (how to melt chocolate)
Use a food processor to grind the candy into a powder.
Mix the candy powder and the warm chocolate together. Make balls using your palms. Dip your fingers in cold water to prevent the chocolated to melt in your palms. Rest in refrigerator , serve cold with warm coffe and exotic cheese cuts.