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Truffles




Source of Recipe


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Recipe Introduction


makes about 15
ideal with coffee, after your meal or as a late night snack with a good friend who deserves spoiling.





List of Ingredients



• 1/2 cup pure cream
  
• 2 tsp instant coffee (or cooled expresso)
  
• 150g dark chocolate buttons (or any cooking choc in small pieces)
  
• 20g butter
  
• 100g extra chocolate buttons (or pieces)
  






Instructions



1. Bring cream to the boil in a small saucepan (or small bowl in microwave)
   
2. Remove from heat, stir in coffee, chocolate and butter. Stand for 2 minutes.
   
3. Stir until melted and smooth. Chill well. Beat mixture until in resembles whipped cream (only brown)
   
4. Melt remaining chocolate over double boiler or in the microwave oven. With a small brush, paint chocolate on the inside and base of small paper or foil cases.
   
5. When cases set, pipe the truffle micture into them and dust with drinking chocolate.
   






Final Comments


If you prefer...
-use 2 tsp of your favourite liqueur instead of coffee. Mint is a nice flavour here
-or use zest of one small orange (make sure very very fine)
-Coat small macaroons with the melted chocolate, allow it to set. Sandwich together with piped truffle mixture.
-spread small amounts of melted choc onto foil to make very thin 2.5 cm disks. Allow to set then sandwich together with piped truffle mixture.
-Roll truffle mixture into small balls. Dip in melted chocolate, then roll immediately in crushed nuts or crushed praline (or nothing) before chocolate sets.