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Ingredients

  • 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
  • 12 cup butter
  • 12 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 14 cups sugar
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 12 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup hazelnuts, chopped
  • 1 egg white, lightly beaten

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Lightly grease a flat baking sheet.
  • Melt chocolate& butter in a heavy saucepan over very low heat; remove from heat& stir in vanilla, and let cool.
  • Beat the eggs at medium speed with an electric mixer until they are frothy; gradually add sugar and beat until thick and pale (about 5 minutes).
  • Add the chocolate mixture, stirring until blended.
  • Combine flour& baking powder; stir into chocolate mixture, then stir in nuts.
  • Flour your hands and form the dough into a 13" log.
  • Place the log onto the prepared baking sheet and brush with the egg white.
  • Bake 45 minutes, until firm to the touch; cool on a wire rack.
  • Cut the log with a serrated knife crosswise into 24 half-inch slices, and place flat on an ungreased baking sheet.
  • Bake again at 350 for 10 minutes, then turn and bake for another 10 minutes on the other side.
  • Remove to a wire rack to cool.