Chocolate truffles
Homemade truffles are a great gift. Packed in boxes, they are stored in the refrigerator for 3 days. They can be frozen, but they should not be thawed at room temperature, but in the middle compartment of the refrigerator.
Ingredients
Servings 16–20- 20 g softened butter
- 2 tbsp. l. rum or brandy
- 200 g dark chocolate (at least 75% cocoa)
- 150 g cream with 35% fat
- 2 st. l. crushed unsalted walnuts
- 1 st. l. cocoa powder
- 0.5 tsp butter
Cooking
Step 1
Break the chocolate into small pieces, place in a blender and grind into flour.
Step 2
Pour cream into a saucepan, put butter, add alcohol. Put the saucepan in a water bath and, stirring constantly, bring the mixture to a boil, immediately remove from heat.
Step 3
While whisking, pour the cream mixture into the chocolate in a thin stream; beat until smooth. Pour the mixture into a bowl, cover with cling film and let cool. Leave the chocolate mixture in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight.
Step 4
Prepare truffles in a sprinkle of cocoa powder. Sift cocoa onto a flat dish. Quickly roll a teaspoon of truffle mixture into a ball, roll in cocoa. Spread the finished truffles on paper molds or a flat dish, immediately put them in the refrigerator.
Step 5
Prepare chocolate truffles. Roll into small walnut-sized balls in the same way. Put in refrigerator. Break chocolate into small pieces and melt together with butter in a water bath. Dip chilled balls one by one into hot chocolate, immediately remove and spread on a flat dish. Remove to refrigerator.
Step 6
Cook truffles in a nut sprinkle. Roll the truffle mixture balls in nuts and refrigerate.