We were given a great gift for Easter from Pa Baker's boss. So I made a little thankyou gift because we were so surprised and so delighted that she thought of us. And how do you say thank you better than with baking? Well maybe with really expensive gifts, but I’m a baker not a millionaire.
Truffles are my favourite thing (at least they’re at the top of the list) so that came first, just because its’ Easter.
These truffles are fantastic, you can add anything you like to flavour them hazelnuts, almonds, mint, cardamom, anything.
I love them plain, good quality chocolate; I don’t mean go out and pay $10 for 100gm kind of chocy, unless you want to and you’ve got the cash to blow. Just something that’s good quality from the supermarket, or whatever your favourite is if you like Cadbury, use it, if you like Lindt go for it.
I do recommend a dark chocolate, as sweetened milk chocolate gets to be sickeningly sweet in truffle from.
Truffles
200gms of your fav chocolate
150mls cream
Combine chocolate and cream, melt together. Pour into a tray and refrigerate to set.
When set use a melon baller to scoop the ganache into round balls, or roll a teaspoon full between your hands.
Roll balls in cocoa powder.
If you like you can chocolate coat them. The best way I have seen is to smear a little melted chocolate on your hand and roll the truffle in the chocolate until coated. This gives the truffle a wafer thin coating that cracks as you bite into it.
Truffles are my favourite thing (at least they’re at the top of the list) so that came first, just because its’ Easter.
These truffles are fantastic, you can add anything you like to flavour them hazelnuts, almonds, mint, cardamom, anything.
I love them plain, good quality chocolate; I don’t mean go out and pay $10 for 100gm kind of chocy, unless you want to and you’ve got the cash to blow. Just something that’s good quality from the supermarket, or whatever your favourite is if you like Cadbury, use it, if you like Lindt go for it.
I do recommend a dark chocolate, as sweetened milk chocolate gets to be sickeningly sweet in truffle from.
Truffles
200gms of your fav chocolate
150mls cream
Combine chocolate and cream, melt together. Pour into a tray and refrigerate to set.
When set use a melon baller to scoop the ganache into round balls, or roll a teaspoon full between your hands.
Roll balls in cocoa powder.
If you like you can chocolate coat them. The best way I have seen is to smear a little melted chocolate on your hand and roll the truffle in the chocolate until coated. This gives the truffle a wafer thin coating that cracks as you bite into it.
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