Thursday, January 7, 2010

I need a easy and quick recipe for truffles?

Well I watch a show on sky one called taste it had a recipe for easy truffle but I thought Why write it down go on the website, but I can't find it and I need a easy one for Friday as I need to make them for Saturday with the least amount of mess and the least amount of ingredients so can you tell me your own recipes and one you have found PLEASE thanks and the must be quite cheap on a small budget only 14 and I have most of the main ingredient.I need a easy and quick recipe for truffles?
Truffles take real chocolate (preferably dark or bittersweet) and heavy cream...the only other thing you need is cocoa powder, powdered sugar, or crushed nuts or candy to roll them in, and whatever you want to use to flavor them with (orange oil, liqueur, etc).





To make them less messy and easier to make, you need a cookie scoop. Once the ganache is chilled, just scoop it into balls with the cookie scoop and roll in the coating of choice. Remember that any liquid flavoring agents that are water based (like liqueurs) should be added to the cream, not the chocolate, or it will cause the chocolate to seize.





Basic Truffles:


12 ounces dark chocolate, chopped fine


8 ounces heavy cream, heated to scalding


Flavor of choice either added to cream or stirred in after cream and chocolate are combined





Pour hot cream over chopped chocolate and let sit 5 minutes. Stir until chocolate is completely melted and smooth. Chill until firm. Scoop with a cookie scoop or spoon into small spheres. Do not worry about them being perfectly round; they are meant to resemble real truffles, which are not round. Drop shaped truffles into coating and roll to cover completely.





You can also melt and temper additional chocolate for dipping, but it's not necessary. My favorite truffles that I made are peppermint and raspberry (two separate flavors!). For peppermint, I add peppermint oil and then roll them in crushed candy canes. For raspberry, I buy freeze dried raspberries. I add raspberry puree to the chocolate and cream mixture, then crush the freeze dried berries to roll them in. Remember too that flavoring oils are much stronger than extracts, so add sparingly; you can add more, but it's a lot harder to take it away!I need a easy and quick recipe for truffles?
1 cup of heavy cream


14 oz. Dark Chocolate (use very high quality, to be better, 70% cocoa, chocolate - or very high quality unsweetened baking chocolate.)


8 oz. Additional Dark Chocolate


11/2 cups Cocoa Powder (the highest quality you can find)


3 tbsp. Butter (optional)





BATTER METHOD:


1. Break chocolate into small pieces and put in a large bowl.


2. Bring cream slowly to a light boil.


3. Pour boiling cream over chocolate and keep stirring until all the chocolate has melted and the batter is homogenous.


4. If you want to add butter, do so now, before the batter cools, and thickens.





When the ganache is warm it is very creamy. You can thicken it


1. by whisking it (the oxygen causes it to thicken) or


2. by putting it in the refrigerator.





TRUFFLE METHOD:


1. Using two spoons (or a baking sac) form even and round balls. Place them on parchment or wax paper.


2. Melt the rest of the chocolate


3. Dip each ball in the melted chocolate and then roll it in the cocoa powder.
If its choc truffles ur on about then this cant be any easier(used to make them with kids in Nursery!)





Digestive biscuits


Hot choc Powder


Melted butter


Chocolate sprinkles(not essential!)





Crush up Digestive biscuits until almost a powder,add choco powder


Add in melted butter until you can bind everything together(doesnt fall apart)


Roll individual balls


If preferred,dust with some more choco powder or sprinkles





These are so scrummy and as you can see VERY simple to make.Wont cost much either.Good Luck!
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