Chocolate Truffles

6 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 lb. semi-sweet chocolate (the best you can afford)
  • 1 1/2 c. whipping cream
  • 3 Tbsp. rum, brandy or cognac
  • 5 Tbsp. unsalted butter
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1/2 Tbsp. Crisco

Directions

  1. 1
    Grind 1 1/2 pounds of the chocolate finely in a food processor.
  2. 2
    In a small saucepan, bring the whipping cream just to the boil.
  3. 3
    With the processor running, pour the warm whipping cream into the chocolate through the feed tube.
  4. 4
    Continue mixing until the chocolate is smooth, stopping as necessary to scrape down the sides of the work bowl.
  5. 5
    Refrigerate the mixture in the covered processor bowl until cool, about 10 minutes.

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