Friday, 3 June 2011

Italian Chocolate Truffles - Makes 24

175g Dark chocolate
50g Icing (confectioners) sugar
50g Ground almonds
50g Milk chocolate
40g Unsalted butter
2tbsp Amaretto (almond-flavoured liqueur)

1 - Melt the dark chocolate with the liqueur in a bowl set over a saucepan of hot water, stirring until well combined.

2 - Add the butter and stir until it has melted. Stir in the icing sugar and the ground almonds.

3 - Leave the mixture in a cool place until firm enough to roll into balls.

4 - Place the grated chocolate on a plate and roll the truffles in the chocolate to coat them.

5 - Place the truffles in paper cases and chill.

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