chocolate praline truffles

How To Make chocolate praline truffles

• Step 1
  PRALINE POWDER: Oil a cookie sheet and set aside.
• Step 2
  In a heavy 1 quart sauce pan, melt the sugar over low heat cook until it reaches 310 on candy thermometer and begins to caramelize.
• Step 3
  Add the almonds and continue cooking until candy becomes rich brown.
• Step 4
  Pour hot mixture on to cookie sheet and cool until hard.
• Step 5
  Break into pieces and grind into a fine powder, in a blender or food processor.
• Step 6
  TRUFFLES: Melt chocolate over hot water in the top of a double boiler.
• Step 7
  Stir in butter, liqueur, cream orange peel and praline powder.
• Step 8
  Place mixture in fridge and allow to cool until thick enough to shape (about 1 hour).
• Step 9
  Form into balls 1/2 inch in diameter.
• Step 10
  Place in a single layer on a cookie sheet and freeze until firm.
• Step 11
  COATING: Sprinkle cocoa on a waxed lined cookie sheet.
• Step 12
  Melt chocolate over hot water.
• Step 13
  Allow to cool to luke warm.
• Step 14
  Put a dollop of luke warm chocolate in your hand and quickly roll a frozen truffle in it.
• Step 15
  Thinly coat each truffle, then roll in cocoa.
• Step 16
  Store in an airtight container.
• Step 17
  Makes 4 dozen.
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