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    • Hot Fudge Sauce for Dessert Tostada

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    Desserts 6 Servings

    INGREDIENTS

    2 oz Unsweetened chocolate
    1 tb Unsalted butter
    1/3 c Water
    1 c Sugar
    2 tb Light corn syrup

    INSTRUCTIONS

    In a one quart saucepan, melt butter and chocolate. In a separate saucepan,
bring water to a boil and add to chocolate. Next, stir in sugar and corn
syrup and simmer for 8 minutes. Keep sauce warm until ready to serve.
Yields about one cup. NOTE: This recipe is used in the preparation of
another recipe in this cookbook, "Dessert Tostada," but can be prepared
separately and used to top other desserts.
Recipe By     : Mark Haugen of Tejas, Minneapolis, MN
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip

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