HAZELNUT TRUFFLES WITH SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE
1 cup toasted hazelnuts (finely grated)
1 egg white
2 packages semisweet chocolate (12 ounces)
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup cream
Grate 1 cup toasted hazelnuts and blend with 1 cup confectioners' sugar. Add just enough egg white to make a firm paste.
Melt 2 packages semisweet chocolate over hot water. Scald 1/4 cup cream and cool to temperature of chocolate.
Pour cream into chocolate and mix with a wooden spoon until blended, then mix in hazelnut paste. Put into a pan lined with waxed paper and set in a cool place.
Cut in oblongs or squares when hard. Or form into balls and roll in cocoa or chocolate shot.
Continued in... The Candy Book By Virginaia Pasley
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