Razzberry Truffles
- 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 14 cup unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 12 cup raspberry jam
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 12 cup cornstarch
- 1 12 lbs semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, in 1 to 2 pieces
- 14 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 14 cup roasted hazelnuts, finely chopped
- To make centers, melt 8 ounces of chocolate.
- Meanwhile, heat butter and cream in small saucepan over medium heat until butter is melted and small bubbles form around edges.
- Pour into medium bowl.
- Stir in melted chocolate.
- Whisk in jam and lemon juice, blending until smooth.
- Cover loosely, refrigerate 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until firm.
- Line baking sheet with parchment or waxed paper.
- Spoon truffle mixture into mounds on parchment paper; use about 2 teaspoons per truffle to make 36 truffle centers.
- Refrigerate 15 minutes or until firm.
- Dust hands with comstarch and roll mounds into balls, coating hands with comstarch as needed.
- Arrange on another lined baking sheet.
- Let stand, uncovered, at room temperature at least 2 hours or overnight until thin crust forms.
- Line another baking sheet with parchment or waxed paper.
- For shell, melt 1 1/2 Ib.
- chocolate in medium bowl.
- Stir until smooth.
- Temper using 6 oz.
- chocolate.
- Place bowl of tempered chocolate on folded towel doubled in back so bowl tilts slightly forward.
- Place truffle centers on one side of bowl and lined baking sheet on the other.
- Immerse truffle center in chocolate, rounded side up.
- *Using dipping fork or regular fork, remove truffle from chocolate.
- Tap fork several times to drain excess chocolate; lightly scrape fork on rim of bowl.
- Place truffle on lined baking sheet using toothpick or skewer to slide it off fork.
- Repeat with remaining truffle centers.
- Sift cocoa powder over tops of dipped truffles or sprinkle with nuts before chocolate dries.
- Refrigerate10 minutes or until set.
- TIP*For best shine, dip truffles in cool room, about 65F.
- to 70F.
- If room is warm, dip and refrigerate 12 centers at a time.
- Centers should be at room temperature when dipped.
- A cold dipped center will expand when it warms to room temperature, causing chocolate shell to crack and filling to ooze out.
- TIP: Lemon juice adds a little zing to these flavorful raspberry truffles and extends.
- their shelf life when stored in a cool place.
- The comstarch makes the mixture easier to roll into balls and forms a thin, flavorless crust, enabling you to dip them at room temperature.
- It's not necessary to temper the chocolate that's used to make the truffle centers.
- For professional results, however, truffle centers should be dipped in tempered chocolate.
- It is thicker than untempered chocolate, clings better and is less likely to form a puddle at the bottom of the truffle.
- Best of all, the truffles will remain shinyeven at room temperature.
chocolate, unsalted butter, heavy whipping cream, raspberry, lemon juice, cornstarch, chocolate, chocolate, cocoa, hazelnuts
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/razzberry-truffles-23693 (may not work)