What is the best recipe for truffles?

Chocolate Truffles





Ingredients:





3 ounces chocolate


3 tbsp. butter


2 ounces powdered sugar


2 tbsp. fresh cream





Preparation:





Put cream, butter and grated chocolate into a pan. The chocolate need not be grated fine. The cream can be replaced by skimming the top off raw milk poured into a wide basin and allowed to settle. Melt butter, chocolate, and cream in a double boiler, stirring to mix well.





When melted, remove the double boiler from the fire, leaving the hot water in the bottom pan to keep it warm. Sift the powdered sugar in slowly, so that it will not form lumps, stirring constantly.





Let stand 24 hr. in a cool place. (In winter, 12 hr. in a cold room will do.) At the end of this time, cut a piece of this chocolate about the size of a small nut, using a knife or spoon.





Roll it into a ball in the palm of the hand until the outside of the bonbon begins to melt a little. Then roll it in grated or granulated chocolate, which will stick to it perfectly.





Let stand 2 hr. before serving, but in a place that is not too cold, because these truffles are better when they are a little soft. Instead of rolling them into balls, you can also shape them to look more like truffles.











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Elegant Chocolate Truffles





Ingredients:





1-2/3 cup heavy cream


7 tbsp. unsalted butter


1 lb. good quality semisweet chocolate


Flavoring Variations:


Plain


1 tbsp. vanilla Extract


Nuts


1 tbsp. vanilla Extract


1/2 cup toasted pecans, chopped coarsely





Espresso





1 tsp. vanilla extract


1 1/4 tsp. powdered instant espresso or coffee


Liqueur


2 tbsp. (choose one - Grand Marnier, Irish cream, almond, hazelnut, raspberry, etc.)


Coating Variations:


Cocoa powder


Finely chopped nuts


Powdered Sugar





Directions:





1. Melt butter and cream together in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring continuously. Turn up the heat just until the cream comes to a boil.





2. Remove from heat immediately and stir in the chocolate (broken into pieces), until completely melted. Continue stirring until the mixture thickens and begins to cool. Stir in choice of flavoring. Cover and place in the refrigerator for three hours, stirring 3 or 4 times as it hardens.





3. To make the truffles, shape chocolate into 1 陆 balls and coat with choice of topping. Do this by covering a flat surface thickly with topping and coating your hands as well. Roll the truffles in the topping until they are coated completely.





4. Refrigerate for 1 - 2 hours, until the candy is firm. Keep covered and stored in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve, give, or eat!











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White Chocolate Truffles





Ingredients:





6-1ounce squares white chocolate


2 cups pecans


1 cup finely ground vanilla wafer crumbs


1/3 cup Grand Marnier or orange liqueur


Finely grated peel of 1 orange


Powdered sugar





Preparation:





Melt chocolate in microwave or in top of a double boiler. Grind pecans in a food processor. Stir into melted chocolate. Add 1 cup crumbs, liqueur and peel. Mix well.





Shape into 1-inch balls. Roll in powdered sugar. Store, tightly covered, in the refrigerator for at least 1 week before serving, so flavors blend.





Truffles will keep well in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.








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Amaretto Truffles





Yield: 12 truffles





Ingredients:





6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped


1/3 cup heavy cream


1 tablespoon unsalted butter


1 teaspoon Amaretto


4 ounces milk chocolate


Unsweetened cocoa





Preparation:





Place chocolate in stainless steel bowl. Combine the cream and butter in saucepan. Bring to a boil. Pour over chocolate. Add Amaretto and stir until smooth. Chill in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours or until set.





Shape the chilled mixture into 1-inch balls, rolling with the palms of your hands, and set aside on waxed paper. Chill for 1 hour. Melt milk chocolate. Dip the chocolate balls into milk chocolate and, immediately, roll each in cocoa. Refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours or until chocolate hardens. Store in an airtight container. Use waxed paper, if necessary, to separate layersWhat is the best recipe for truffles?
Try this recipe its by delia smith and makes the best choclate truffles i have ever eaten, i made then for a dinner party once and they ran out in mintues!! and its really simple and quite fun getting covered in chocolate for the rolling in coca powder bit!What is the best recipe for truffles?
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