CANDIES: Truffles are delicious and easy to make at home. Home-made truffles, presented in a nice decorative container, is a wonderful gift to friends.

BASIC TRUFFLES:

 

 

 

 

½ cup butter, cut into cubes                                        

½ cup whipping cream

10oz. semi-sweet chocolate                                        

2 egg yolks

unsweetened cocoa powder

 

 

 

In a small saucepan, combine butter with cream. Cook in low heat until butter melts and cream bubbles around the edges.

 

Remove from heat, add chocolate. Cover and let stand until chocolate melts. Stir until smooth. Add egg yolks, one at a time. Stir over a low heat until mixture becomes glassy. Remove from heat and cool.           

 

Fold ¼ cup of praline into chocolate mixture. Refrigerate until firm, 2-3 hours.

 

Form teaspoonfuls of mixture into 60 balls. Roll in cocoa and coat completely. Chill until firm. Place into small paper or foil cases to serve.

 

 

NOTE: Variations of truffle coating:  In addition to cocoa powder, truffles may be dipped in melted chocolate, rolled in chocolate vermicelli, dusted with icing sugar or rolled with desiccated coconut.