Not so good for the waistline, but good in the sense that we get to spend a whole day together as a family...twice!
I thought I'd help mum out by bringing some sweet treats along for Fauxmas this year. I decided upon chocolate dipped cookies and truffles.
For both of these recipes I must tell you it's incredibly important to use a good quality chocolate for dipping. I would recommend any couverture chocolate as it is more fine and smooth than regular eating chocolate, but I also found that Plaistowe from the supermarket works well.
Melting chocolate needn't be an ordeal - I always melt my chocolate in short bursts in the microwave and have no trouble. Use a thick ceramic bowl - this keeps the heat in and keeps the chocolate at a good consistency.
For my truffles I use a truffle dipper, which is a spiral shaped device that helps to get a smooth coating on your truffles. There are other methods, such as a truffle fork; however I find these messier and harder to use.
Merry Christmas to all!
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