RAFFAELLO BISCUITS

 

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This Recipe Makes ± 110 Small Biscuits (9 Dozens)

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We all know & have tasted the good old Raffaello Chocolate balls which are almonds enrobed in delicious white chocolate inside a spherical wafer, coated in coconut. Now you can have a similar taste but in the form of a biscuit (cookie), I bring you Raffaello Biscuits – so delicious & yet so easy to prepare.

These biscuits (cookies) can be prepared with any white chocolate of your choice, for this recipe, I used the trusted old Nestlé Milky Bar.

This is also a great bake to gift someone & also perfect for those Eid & Diwali/Deepavali parcels.

 

Raffaello Biscuits Biscuits Ingredients:

• 250 grams butter / margarine, room temperature
• 1 cup icing (confectionery) sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• ½ teaspoon vanilla essence
• ½ teaspoon almond essence
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup corn flour (Maziena)
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup finely chopped almonds
• 2 tablespoons milk powder (Klim) – optional

For coating:

• 320 grams White Chocolate (4 x 80 gram slabs)
• 4 teaspoons vegetable oil (for every 80 grams of chocolate, use 1 teaspoon of oil)
• ± 2 cups desiccated coconut

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180° Celsius.
2. Make sure the butter / margarine is at room temperature.
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4. Use a blender or coffee grinder to finely chop the almonds, it should still be a bit chunky.
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7. Add the the butter / margarine to a mixing bowl.
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9. Add in the icing (confectionery) sugar.
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11. Cream the butter / margarine & the icing sugar until well combined. This can be done by hand using a wooden spoon or with an electric mixer.
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13. Pour in the vegetable oil.
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15. Mix well.
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17. Add in the vanilla & almond essence.
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19. Then add in the all-purpose flour.
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21. Add in the corn flour (Maziena), baking powder & the milk powder.
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23. Finally, add in the chopped almonds.
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25. Roughly mix using a wooden spoon.
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27. Next, use your hands to bring the dough together.
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29. Pinch off a small portion of the dough, approximately 10 grams.
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31. Roll into balls.
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33. Lay them onto a wax/parchment paper lined baking tray keeping spaces in between them as they will rise a bit.
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36. Bake them for 10 minutes in the preheated oven at 180° Celsius.
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39. The biscuits will be soft & easily breakable when they are still hot, allow them to cool on the baking tray for a few minutes, thereafter, carefully remove the biscuits from the hot tray & place onto a cooling rack.
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41. Continue the same process until all the biscuits are baked. Once the biscuits are all cooled, it’s time to coat them.
42. Start by placing the white chocolate into a microwave safe bowl. I used Milky Bar.
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45. Add in the vegetable oil. This allows to chocolate to weaken & become more silky when coating the biscuits.
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47. Place the bowl into the microwave & heat for 30 seconds.
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49. Give it a stir.
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51. Place it back into the microwave for another 30 seconds & stir once more.
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53. If the chocolate is fully melted, do not put it back into the microwave, if not, put it in for a few seconds more.The chocolate should be smooth & silky.
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55. To another bowl, add the desiccated coconut.
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57. Dunk the cooled biscuits one at a time into the melted chocolate, use a spoon to lift it out of the chocolate.
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59. Thereafter, dunk it into the bowl of desiccated coconut & coat it well.
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61. Set them aside on wax/parchment paper to allow the chocolate to set for a few minutes.
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64. If you do not like white chocolate, you may opt to using milk chocolate, it’s just as delicious.
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66. Plate & serve these Raffaello Biscuits with a glass of milk (optional).
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69. They look like white balls of snow.
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72. Store these Raffaello Biscuits in an airtight container or in a cookie jar for up to a two weeks.
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75. These biscuits can also be enjoyed without any coating & they can be rolled into larger balls.
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77. When baking the larger biscuits, bake them for 15 minutes.
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79. If you enjoyed these Soft Ginger Biscuits, you may also enjoy these varieties of biscuits (cookies).