Peanut Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. peanuts, unsalted and skinned
4 c. sugar
2 c. water
4 egg yolks
1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. vanilla
powdered sugar

Preparation

Roast
the peanuts lightly in the oven; cool and grind. Boil the sugar with 2 cups of water until mixture forms a hard ball in cold water (240\u00b0).\tAdd the ground peanuts and continue
cooking, stirring constantly, until bottom of the pan can be seen in the wake of the spoon.\tRemove from flame.
Add the egg
yolks, cinnamon,
salt
and vanilla and beat the mixture into
a
paste. Press
mixture
into
small balls with wooden paddles
moistened in cold water.
Arrange on wax paper lined tray and dust with powdered sugar.
Serve when dry.