Recipe - Mocha Truffles Part 1

TRUFFLES
1 teaspoon Ground coffee
One fourth cup Heavy cream
6 ounce Milk chocolate finely choppd
2 tablespoon Unsalted butter
1 tablespoon Brewed coffee
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
Unsweetened cocoa

COATING
9 ounce Milk chocolate finely choppd
2 teaspoon Ground coffee

GARNISH
30 Whole coffee beans

Make the truffles: 1. Add the ground coffee to the cream in a
microwavesafe small bowl and microwave on high for 45 seconds. Let stand
for 30 minutes.

2. Combine the chopped milk chocolate and the butter in a microwavesafe
medium bowl. Heat on high power for 1 minute and 30 seconds. Remove from
the microwave and stir. If the chocolate is still fairly solid, heat for
another 30 seconds. Stir the mixture until smooth. If there still seem to
be several unmelted pieces of chocolate, heat again for about 20 seconds,
and then stir.

3. Add the coffeecream mixture, brewed coffee and vanilla and stir until
smooth.

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TO COMPLETE, FOLLOW "TRUFFLE GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS, PART 2"

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If desired, garnish completed truffles with a whole coffee bean before
freezing.

Source: Corby Kummer's "Joy of Coffee"
Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #170

Date: Sat, 27 Jul 1996 15:29:53 +0000

From: Linda Place placel@worldnet.att.net