Mocha Nut Roll Recipes

NUT ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together 1 cup white sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 cup melted butter, and 3 eggs. Mix and add 1/2 pint sour cream. Mix together yeast with warm milk and 1 teaspoon sugar. Add to mixture. Add flour. Mix and knead. Divide dough into 7 equal parts.
• To Make Filling: Melt 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons butter. Add 2 cups sugar and stir to dissolve. Add to ground walnuts and mix until coated. Add ground cinnamon and vanilla extract to taste, if desired. Divide filling into 7 equal amounts.
• Roll each dough ball into rectangle. Spread slightly beaten egg white on top of dough. Spread equal amounts of filling on top of each rectangle. Roll in edges and spread edges with egg whites to seal. Then roll length wise. Brush tops with egg whites.
• Bake in a 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) preheated oven for 30 minutes or until lightly brown. Cool. These freeze well.

MOCHA NUT ROLL

Steps:

• Line a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan with waxed paper; grease the paper and set aside., In a large bowl, beat egg yolks on high speed for 5 minutes or until thick and lemon-colored. Gradually beat in 1/3 cup sugar. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to yolk mixture and mix well (batter will be very thick). Stir in walnuts., In a small bowl with clean beaters, beat egg whites on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in remaining sugar 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff peaks form. Gradually fold into batter. Spread evenly into prepared pan. , Bake at 375° until cake springs back when lightly touched, 10-15 minutes. Cool in pan for 5 minutes. Invert onto a kitchen towel dusted with confectioners' sugar. Gently peel off waxed paper. Roll up cake in the towel jelly-roll style, starting with a short side. Cool completely on a wire rack., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the sugar, flour, coffee granules, and salt. Stir in milk and chocolate. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes., Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into egg; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil. Cook and stir until mixture reaches 160°, 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat; gently stir in butter and vanilla. Cool to room temperature. , Unroll cake; spread filling evenly over cake to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up again. Place seam side down on a serving platter. If desired, just before serving, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar and garnish with chocolate curls.

MOCHA NUT BUTTER BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Stir together the flour, cocoa, coffee crystals and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Mix in the dry ingredients just until blended. Stir in the pecans. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place them 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until the bottoms are lightly browned. Remove from cookie sheets and roll in confectioners' sugar while still warm. Store in a tightly covered container at room temperature.

MOCHA NUT BALLS

Steps:

• In large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in vanilla.
• Combine the flour, cocoa and coffee granules; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
• Stir in pecans.
• Roll into 1 inch balls (I use a 1-inch cookie scoop).
• Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 14-16 minutes or until firm.
• Cool on pans for 1-2 minutes before removing to wire racks.
• Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar.

MOCHA NUT ROLL

Steps:

• Beat 4 egg yolks until thick; gradually beat in 1/4 cp sugar. Beat 4 egg whites, 1 tsp vanilla and 1/2 tsp salt to soft peaks. Gradually add 1/4 cp more sugar; beat stiff. Fold yoks into whites. Sift 1/3 cp flour with 1 tsp baking powder; fold into eggs with 1/3 cp chopped walnuts. Spread in greased and floured cookie sheet. Bake in 375 oven for 12 minutes. Loosen sides; turn out onto towel dusted with confectioners' sugar. Starting at narrow end, roll cake and towel; cool. Unroll; spread with mocha filling; roll and chill. Top with shaved chocolate. Makes 10 servings. Mocha Filling" Combine 1/2 cp granulated sugar, 3 tbsps flour, 2 tsps instant coffee, and 1/4 tsp salt. Stir in 1 1/4 cps mil and 1 oz unsweetened chocolate. Coo and stir till thickened; cook 2 minutes more. Stir small amount of hot mixture into 1 beaten egg; return to saucepan. Cook and stir just till boiling. Stir in 1 tbsp margarine and 1 tsp vanilla. Cover surface; cool.