Chocolate Praline Truffles
1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Whole almonds
Ingredients
- 1/2cup sugar
- 1/2cup whole almonds
- 1/4cup unsalted butter
- 21/2 tb orange liqueur
- 2tbsp heavy cream
- 1orange grated peel
- 4ozsemisweet chocolate
Directions
- 1
DIANA LEWIS VGWN37A -------------------------------PRALINE POWDER------------------------------- 1 tb Canola oil 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Whole alm
- 2
In a heavy 1 quart sauce pan, melt the sugar over low heat cook untill it reaches 310 on candy thermometer and begins to carmelize
- 3
Add the almondss and contunue cooking until candy becomes rich brown
- 4
Pour hot mixture on to cookie sheet and cool till hard bread into pieces and grind into a fine powder, in a blender or food processor
- 5
TRUFFLES: Melt chocolate over hot water in the top of a double boiler
- 6
Stir in butter, liqueur, cream orange peel and praline powder
- 7
Place mixture in fridge and allow to cool until thick enough to shape (about 1 hour) Form into balls 1/2 inch in diameter
- 8
Place in a single layer on a cookie sheet and freeze till firm