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Decadent Chocolate Truffles

Recipe by Anna Olson from Sugar

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As much as I may attribute my success as a pastry chef to my abilities, some of it may come the fact that I have naturally cold hands, even in summer. I can handle buttery pastries easily, and my hands are sometimes so chilly, that chocolate will set on my fingers as I’m making truffles.

Even with cold hands, making truffles is a messy, though exceptionally satisfying task. Remember to wear an apron! Makes about 24 truffles.

Ingredients

¾ cup whipping cream
9 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
2 tsp brandy
1 tsp vanilla extract

For coating

5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped and melted (or white chocolate or milk chocolate)
Cocoa powder and icing sugar for dusting

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Method

Heat the cream to just below a simmer and pour over chocolate. Stir gently to blend, stir in extract of your choice and brandy and cool to room temperature. Beat with a whisk to make a little fluffy, then let cool in the fridge for about 1 hour before making truffles.
Cold hands are good for this task (run your hands under cold water for a minute, if needed). Spoon small teaspoonfuls of chocolate filling and roll into balls. Place on a baking tray and freeze for 30 minutes. Dip truffles in melted chocolate (using a toothpick) and place on a clean tray. Once the coating is set, dust with icing sugar or cocoa powder.

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Notes & Tips

Variation: Instead of 1 tsp vanilla extract, you can add one of the following for a different flavour:
1 tsp peppermint extract
1 tsp almond extract
1 tsp orange extract
1 tsp coconut extract
1 tsp rum extract

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Becky 5 months ago

just made these they look amazing can't wait to give them as gifts for Christmas :-)

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Lesley128 December 2010

Am trying this at the moment and they are soooo easy thank you for making this part of christmas gift giving easy x

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SC38 November 2009

I always make a mess with truffles, either too hard or too soft, will try this one!

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