Milk Chocolate and Orange Truffles

milk chocolate & orange truffles

- Finely Chopped
 * 1/2  c            whipping cream
 * 24      oz           milk chocolate (imported)
 * 2      tb           unsalted butter
 * 1 1/2  ts           Grated orange peel

unsweetened cocoa powder
 * 2      ts           Solid vegetable shortening

Line a Cookie Sheet With Foil. Bring Cream to SimmerIn Heavy Medium Saucepan. Reduce Heat to Low. AddHalf The chocolate And Whisk Until Melted. Whisk InButter And orange peel. Freeze Until chocolate

Mixture is Firm Enough to Mound on Spoon, About 40Minutes.

Drop Mixture by Rounded Tablespoons Onto Foil-LinedSheet, Spacing Apart. Freeze Until Almost Firm But

Still Pliable, About 30 Minutes. Roll Each in CocoaPowder. Then Roll Between Palms of Hands Into Ball.Place on Same Sheet. Freeze Until Firm, About 1 Hour.

Melt Remaining Half of chocolate With shortening InTop of Double boiler Over Simmering water, StirringUntil Smooth. Remove Mixture From Over water. Grasp
 * 1 Truffle Between Thumb And Index Finger; Roll TruffleIn Melted chocolate, Coating Completely. Shake To

Remove Excess chocolate. Place Truffle on Same

Foil-Lined Sheet. Repeat With Remaining truffles.Refrigerate Until Coating is Firm, About 1 Hour.

Dust truffles With cocoa powder, Brush Off Excess. (can be Prepared 2 Weeks Ahead. Store in RefrigeratorIn an Air-Tight Container.)  Let Stand at Room

Temperature 10 Minutes And Serve.

Enjoy.

contributed by :

 * World Recipes Y-Group