Chocolate almond truffles

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       Title: Chocolate Almond Truffles
  Categories: Candies
       Yield: 12 servings
  
       6 oz Semisweet chocolate morsels
       3 tb Butter or margarine
       3 tb Powdered sugar
       2    Egg yolks
      24    Toasted almonds; whole
     1/2 c  Finely chopped almonds
  
   Recipe by: Southern Living
   Preparation Time: 0:20
   Place chocolate morsels in top of a double boiler; bring
   water to a boil.  Reduce heat to low; cook until chocolate
   melts.  Add butter and powdered sugar, stirring until sugar
   dissolves.  Remove from heat. Add egg yolks, one at a time,
   beating with an electric mixer after each addition.  Pour
   mixture into a bowl; cover and let sit 12 hours in a cool,
   dry place (do not refrigerate). Shape mixture into 1-inch
   balls; insert 1 whole almond in center of each ball.  Roll
   lightly in chopped almonds. Yield:  2 dozen.
   
   MICROWAVE DIRECTIONS: Place chocolate morsels in a 1-quart
   glass bowl.  Microwave at MEDIUM (50% power) for 2 to 3
   minutes or until chocolate is  softened; stir well.  Add
   butter and powdered sugar, stirring until powdered sugar
   dissolves. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating with an
   electric mixer after each addition.  Pour mixture into a
   bowl; cover and let sit 12 hours in a cool, dry place (do
   not refrigerate). Shape mixture into 1-inch balls; insert 1
   whole almond in center of each ball.  Roll lightly in
   chopped almonds.
  
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