Christmas Bailey’s Truffles.

Bailey’s Truffles

Ingredients:

• 12 oz double chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup heavy cream 
• 1 tablespoon sweet butter 
• 2 egg yolks  
• 1/4 cup Bailey’s Irish cream  

Melt chocolate, Bailey’s and heavy cream together over very low heat. Whisk in egg yolks, one at a time. Mixture will thicken. Whisk in butter. Refrigerate overnight, or until firm. With two spoons make small balls. Roll in powdered cocoa and wrap the foil around the candy.

Truffles with a note of citrous.

 

• 225 ml cream 
• 450g chocolate
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon espresso powder
• 2 tablespoons zest of orange
• 2-3 tablespoon of liqueur Grand Marnier, Chambord or  Bailey's Irish Cream

 Put into heavy pan a cream and bring to boil (don’t boil), take away from fire. Add pieces of chocolate, butter, espresso powder, orange zest and liqueur.  Blend all with woody tablespoon until total dissolution of chocolate and butter.
 Refrigerate for 20 min in metallic cup. Remove from fridge and roll into cacao powder, finished balls bake into the fridge until to serve. Yummy! That tastes out of this world!

By the way, you can experiment with different additions, like a  vanilla, lemon zest, nuts, even chilli etc.