CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
Dairy, Vegetables |
|
Candies |
21 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
1/2 |
c |
Whipping cream |
24 |
oz |
Milk chocolate, imported |
|
|
finely chopped |
2 |
T |
Unsalted butter |
1 1/2 |
t |
Grated orange peel |
|
|
Unsweetened cocoa powder |
2 |
t |
Solid vegetable shortening |
INSTRUCTIONS
Line a cookie sheet with foil. Bring cream to simmer in heavy medium
saucepan. Reduce heat to low. Add half the chocolate and whisk until
melted. Whisk in butter and orange peel. Freeze until chocolate
mixture is firm enough to mound on spoon, about 40 minutes. Drop
mixture by rounded tablespoons onto foil-lined sheet, spacing apart.
Freeze until almost firm but still pliable, about 30 minutes. Roll
each in cocoa powder. Then roll between palms of hands into ball.
Place on same sheet. Freeze until firm, about 1 hour. Melt remaining
half of chocolate with shortening in top of double boiler over
simmering water, stirring until smooth. Remove mixture from over
water. Grasp 1 truffle between thumb and index finger; roll truffle
in melted chocolate, coating completely. Shake to remove excess
chocolate. Place truffle on same foil-lined sheet. Repeat with
remaining truffles. Refrigerate until coating is firm, about 1 hour.
Dust truffles with cocoa powder, brush off excess. (Can be prepared 2
weeks ahead. Store in refrigerator in an air-tight container.) Let
stand at room temperature 10 minutes and serve. Source: Bon Appetit
magazine - September 1991 Typed for you by Karen Mintzias From
Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini
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