Title: 4th Street Chocolate Kit Kat Bars
Categories: Dessert
Yield: 24 Servings

:		CRUST
8 1	/2 o	z milk chocolate chips
8 1	/2 o	z peanut butter, creamy
	5 o	z corn flakes -- crushed
:		lightly
:		MOUSSE
	12 o	z butter
	12 o	z confectioner's sugar
	2 o	z cocoa powder
	5 o	z semisweet chocolate
	4	pasteurized
	2 c	heavy cream
:		GANACHE
	1 o	z sugar
	2 c	heavy cream
	20 o	z semisweet chocolate
:		egg yolks

CRUST: Line a 9 x 13" cake pan with parchment paper. Melt milk chocolate in a double boiler. Stir peanut butter into melted chocolate. Place crushed corn flakes in a bowl and stir chocolate/peanut butter mixture over them, mixing well.

Spread mixture evenly into prepared pan and cool in refrigerator.

MOUSSE: Melt semisweet chocolate in a double boiler. Cream butter and sugar in a mixer fitted with a paddle, beating until light and fluffy. Add sifted cocoa powder and mix well. Scrape down bowl and add chocolate. Continue mixing and add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition=2E Fold in heavy cream that has been beaten to firm peak. Mix well to incorporate, leaving no white streaks in the chocolate.

Spread mousse over crust. Chill about 2 hours, until set. Cut into desired size bars (1 x 4-1/2 " cuts will yield about 2 dozen bars) with a sharp knife dipped in hot water. Place bars on a cooling rack that has been placed over a clean baking sheet. If bars are soft, place rack in freezer until ganache is ready. (Bars may be completed at this time or coated with ganache)

GANACHE: Melt chocolate in double boiler. Mix sugar and heavy cream in a small saucepan and bring mixture to a slow boil over low heat (be careful not to

scorch the cream). Pour cream over chocolate and stir with a whisk to incorporate, making sure all the chocolate is melted. Strain mixture to remove any pieces of unmelted chocolate. Let cool for about 1 hour.

Pour ganache over firm bars to coat. Refrigerate for 1 hour to firm ganache.

Recipe By : Jeffrey Smith (Chef Tag/Free Press 11/19/95)

From: Bobbie Beers Date: 08-17-98 (17:21) The Neverending Bbs (286) Fido-Natio

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