Chocolate Truffle Filling

Posted on July 12, 2008
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Chocolate Truffle Filling

Ingredients:

  • 1/3 cup Shelled hazelnuts
  • 1 Egg yolk
  • 1/3 cup Whipping cream
  • 6 oz Semisweet chocolate

Procedures:

  1. Spread the hazelnuts in a shallow pan.
  2. Roast at 375°F [190°C] for 20 to 30 minutes or until the skins crack.
  3. Rub the warm nuts with a rough cloth (towel works great) to remove the skins; cool and chop.
  4. Whisk egg yolk with whipping cream in a small saucepan.
  5. Cook over medium heat to 160 degrees on a candy thermometer, whisking constantly, remove from the heat.
  6. Add the chocolate and stir until chocolate melts and blends well.
  7. Fold in hazelnuts.
  8. Cool to spreading consistency.
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