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St. Patrick’s Truffles Make a batch of Irish Cream chocolate truffles to celebrate: it doesn’t take long, and it’s easy to enlist volunteer help. Start with 12 ounces of chopped fine bittersweet chocolate (you can use bars from Lindt, Scharffen Berger, Valrhona or other chocolatiers), 1 cup of whipping cream, 4 tablespoons of softened sweet butter, 3 tablespoons of Irish Cream liqueur, and to roll the truffles, 1 cup of unsweetened, quality cocoa. Put the chopped chocolate into a bowl. Bring cream to a boil and stir in the liqueur. Pour the cream over the chopped chocolate a little at a time, stirring with a whisk. When the cream is fully incorporated and the mixture is completely smooth, whisk in the butter, bit by bit. Cool the chocolate mixture in the refrigerator in a covered plastic container for several hours. Then dip a melon-baller in hot water. Shake off the excess water and scoop balls of chocolate, then roll them in the cocoa, sifted into a shallow bowl. Refrigerate until ready to serve…perhaps with Irish Coffee?
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