Chocolate Truffles from My Childhood

Name: Chocolate Truffles from My Childhood
Ingredients: 7 oz dark chocolate (at least 70%) (200 g); 4 tbsp unsalted butter (about 2 oz or 60 g); 2 egg yolks; 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (or ground hazelnuts) (about 1 3/4 oz or 50 g)

Caroline Maire @cook_5906935

Perigord

This is the first recipe I made with my mom! I won’t hide it—this recipe comes from Cuisine de A à Z. My mom used to buy the booklets every week, and we found lots of recipes that have since become family classics... These truffles are one of them.

Caroline Maire @cook_5906935

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Ingredients

7 ozdark chocolate (at least 70%) (200 g)
4 tbspunsalted butter (about 2 oz or 60 g)
2egg yolks
1/2 cupunsweetened cocoa powder (or ground hazelnuts) (about 1 3/4 oz or 50 g)

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Steps

1

Break the chocolate into pieces and place them in a small saucepan. Set the saucepan over medium heat in a double boiler. Be careful not to let the temperature get too high—do not exceed 140°F (60°C)—to avoid altering the chocolate.
2

Remove from heat, cut the butter into small pieces, and add it to the melted chocolate. Stir quickly, then return to the double boiler for 3 to 4 minutes. Set aside.
3

Add the egg yolks one at a time, stirring constantly.
4

Pour the mixture into a shallow dish, let it cool completely, then refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
5

Pour the cocoa powder into another dish. Using a small spoon or melon baller, form balls of the chocolate mixture and roll them individually in the cocoa powder.
6

Keep these truffles chilled until ready to serve and enjoy!