Brelise's Hand-rolled Chocolate Truffles

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 12 ounces dark chocolate chips (60%-75% cocoa)
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 chocolate candy bars (70%-85% cocoa)
• cocoa powder (sifted)
• 2 tablespoons liquor (optional)
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 begin with a saucepan. over medium heat, bring cream just to a boil. remove from heat.
• 2 add the 12oz of chocolate to the hot cream. stir until smooth.
• 3 let sit for a few minutes, add butter 1/2 tablespoon at a time. stir until smooth. stir in optional liquor or flavoring with the pinch of salt.
• 4 transfer to bowl for refrigerating. refrigerate until firm. usually about 3-5 hours.
• 5 form into 3/4inch balls and put back in refrigerator.
• 6 sift cocoa powder into medium size bowl.
• 7 break chocolate bars into small shards. in metal bowl, over low heat, heat chocolate stirring and scraping sides with a rubber spatula the entire time. once smooth, remove from heat. let sit for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 8 bring out truffles and one by one roll them in the melted chocolate and drop them into the cocoa powder. after you've done 5 or so roll them around the powder until covered and set them aside. you may need to reheat the chocolate mid way through, just follow the same steps.
• 9 after all are covered in cocoa powder, take a med-large sifter and roll them around to remove excess cocoa.
• 10 refrigerate.
• 11 these will keep for 2 weeks. they cannot be frozen because of their chocolate shells.