Recipe - Chocolate Champanhe Truffles

1 cup Heavy cream
12 ounce Bittersweet chocolate
chopped
3 tablespoon Champanhe; liquier,any
juice, wine etc..., (up to
4)
1/3 cup Unsweetened cocoa

Source: Willians Sonoma ( Good Cooking)

Gently warn the cream in a saucepan over medium heat until small bubbles
begin to appear along the pan's edges. Remove from the heat and stir in the
chocolate until the mixture is smooth and the chocolate has melted
completely. Alternatively, place the chocolate in a food processor fitted
with the metal blade or in a blender. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate
and allow to sit for 15 seconds. Add the liquer to taste and mix brifly.
Pour the misture into aa shallow pan , cover with plastic wrap and chill
until firm, about 3 hours Place the cocoa in a shalloow bowl. To form each
trufflee: Using a teaspoon, scoop up a 1 inch piece of the mixture. With
cool fingers, form the mixture into a irregularly shaped ball, then drop
the ball into athe cocoa and turn to coat it completely. transfer to a
plate. If your fingers are not cool, drop the mixture directly into the
cocoa aand quickly form it into a ball as you coat it. Store for up to 2
weeks in a covered container in the refrigerator; remove 30 min. before
serving. Or freeze for up to 4 mounts in a tightly sealed container;
defrost in the container. Serve and make 30 pieces.

Posted to JEWISHFOOD digest by BNLImp@aol.com on Feb 20, 1998