Chocolate Scotch Truffles

Name: Chocolate Scotch Truffles
Yield: 40 truffles
Ingredients: ½ cup heavy or whipping cream; 1 cup sifted unsweetened cocoa powder, for dusting; ¼ cup Scotch whiskey; ½ pounds good-quality unsweetened chocolate; 2 egg yolks; 30 whole shelled hazelnuts; 1 cup confectioners’ sugar; 4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter

Preparation info

40
truffles

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

Scotch heightens the flavor of chocolate most beautifully. We like the added surprise of hazelnuts (or walnuts, pecans, or almonds) in the center. Offer these when you’re serving a simple fruit dessert; they’ll make it very elegant.

Ingredients

½ pounds good-quality unsweetened chocolate
2 egg yolks
1 cup

Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Chocolate

Method

Preheat the oven to 375°F.
Place 10 ounces of the chocolate in a heavy saucepan, and melt over low heat. Remove the pan from the heat and set it aside.
Combine the egg yolks and ½