Chocolate-Covered Raspberry Truffles |
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Prep Time: 50 Minutes Cook Time: 70 Minutes |
Ready In: 120 Minutes Servings: 50 |
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Be sure to use bittersweet chocolate with no more than 60 percent cacao for this recipe. Ingredients:
1/4 cup heavy cream |
7 oz fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not extra-bitter or unsweetened), finely chopped in a food processor |
1 1/2 tablespoons framboise (raspberry eau-de-vie) or brandy |
6 oz fresh raspberries (1 cup) |
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder |
Directions:
1. Line a tray with wax paper.
2. Bring cream just to a simmer in a 1- to 2-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat. Remove from heat, then add chocolate and stir gently with a heatproof rubber spatula until ganache is smooth. Stir in framboise.
3. Pat raspberries dry if necessary. Add 6 to 8 raspberries to ganache and gently fold in to coat using rubber spatula. Remove each chocolate-covered raspberry with 2 forks, shifting it from one fork to the other to let excess ganache drip off, then transfer to tray. Coat remaining raspberries in same manner, working in batches of 6 to 8.
4. Chill truffles on tray until firm, at least 1 hour, then loosen from wax paper.
5. Put cocoa in a sealable bag and add all of truffles. Seal bag, leaving some air in, and shake to coat. Empty bag into a shallow bowl. Transfer coated truffles to a platter with your fingers, shaking off excess cocoa. Keep chilled until ready to serve.
6. Cooks' note: Truffles can be chilled, covered after 1 hour, up to 2 days. Coat with cocoa powder up to 1 hour before serving.
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