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Brazilian Brigadeiros

Name: Brazilian Brigadeiros
Prep time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 9 oz. Sweetened condensed milk; 1 tbsp. Butter; 3 1/2 oz plus more Cocoa powder

Gluten-Free

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This Brazilian confection is believed to have been invented in the mid-1940s, as part of Eduardo Gomes' presidential candidacy campaign. Gomes was a Brigadier- a military man- running for the presidency. One of his supporters, Heloisa Nabuco de Oliveira, invented and sold this treat, and named it after Gomes. While the confection soon became popular and remained so until today, Gomes never won the elections.

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Prep Time 2 hours

Serves: 10

Difficulty Level: Low

Ingredients for chocolate balls:

Sweetened condensed milk - 9 oz.

Butter - 1 tbsp.

Cocoa powder - 3 1/2 oz plus more

Method of preparing the chocolate balls:

Microwave the condensed milk and butter for 45 seconds. Sift in the cocoa powder mix well.
Refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours in cling wrap.
Cut into small squares, sprinkle with cocoa powder and shape into balls.
For decoration, you can roll them in some more cocoa powder, grated chocolate, or chocolate sprinkles.

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