Food
Brown Burrs
By Yankee Magazine|Oct 02 2007|
Make these to hand out at the door on Halloween.
Yield
Makes about 4 dozen.
Ingredients
1 pound dates
2 cups shredded coconut
1 cup walnuts
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons chopped candied orange peel or grated orange rind
Instructions
Put dates, 1 cup coconut, and walnuts through a meat grinder. Add lemon juice and orange peel or rind. Knead until well blended and roll into balls. Chop remaining 1 cup coconut until quite fine and toast to a delicate brown. Roll balls immediately in coconut and set aside to dry.
