Chocolate Truffles W/grand Marnier Recipe
Yield: 4 DozenRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
12 ounce: Bittersweet or semisweet chocolate,
1/2 cup: Unsalted butter,
1/4 cup: Whipping cream,
2 tbsp: Grand Marnier,
1 cup: Cocoa, sifted
Directions:
Chop the chocolate and place in the top of a double boiler over barely
simmering water. Add the butter and cook, stirring, until melted
together.
Beat in the cream and stir until smooth. Cook for 1 minute. Beat in
the liqueur.
Transfer the mixture to a bowl. Cover. Refrigerate until firm.
Using a spoon or melon batter, shape the chocolate mixture into 1 inch
balls. Roll in cocoa.
ALMOND TRUFFLES: Add 1/2 cup ground toasted almonds to the chocolate
mixture and us Amaretto instead of Grand Marnier. Roll the truffles in
ground toasted almonds instead of cocoa.
HAZELNUT TRUFFLES: Add 1/2 cup ground toasted hazelnuts to the
chocolate mixture and use Frangelico instead of Grand Marnier. Roll
the truffles in ground toasted hazelnuts.
MOCHA TRUFFLES: Use 1 tbsp. dark rum and 1 tbsp. coffee liqueur
instead of Grand Marnier. Roll the truffles in sifted icing sugar.
COGNAC TRUFFLES: Use Cognac instead of Grand Marnier. Roll in cocoa.
Yield: 4 dozen Typed in MMFormat by cjhartlin@msn.com Source:
Cooking with Bonnie Stern.
Source from luhu.jp
simmering water. Add the butter and cook, stirring, until melted
together.
Beat in the cream and stir until smooth. Cook for 1 minute. Beat in
the liqueur.
Transfer the mixture to a bowl. Cover. Refrigerate until firm.
Using a spoon or melon batter, shape the chocolate mixture into 1 inch
balls. Roll in cocoa.
ALMOND TRUFFLES: Add 1/2 cup ground toasted almonds to the chocolate
mixture and us Amaretto instead of Grand Marnier. Roll the truffles in
ground toasted almonds instead of cocoa.
HAZELNUT TRUFFLES: Add 1/2 cup ground toasted hazelnuts to the
chocolate mixture and use Frangelico instead of Grand Marnier. Roll
the truffles in ground toasted hazelnuts.
MOCHA TRUFFLES: Use 1 tbsp. dark rum and 1 tbsp. coffee liqueur
instead of Grand Marnier. Roll the truffles in sifted icing sugar.
COGNAC TRUFFLES: Use Cognac instead of Grand Marnier. Roll in cocoa.
Yield: 4 dozen Typed in MMFormat by cjhartlin@msn.com Source:
Cooking with Bonnie Stern.
Source from luhu.jp