Chocolate Truffles

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1/2 lb semisweet chocolate, broken into pieces
• 2 tablespoons superfine sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 3/4 cup butter
• 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder

Recipe

• 1 in the top of a double boiler, melt the chocolate.
• 2 quickly blend in sugar, water and butter.
• 3 remove pan from heat and let mixture cool approximately 5 minutes, then stir in egg yolks.
• 4 pour mixture into a bowl and refrigerate 1 1/2 to 2 hours-.
• 5 mixture will be firm.
• 6 scoop spoonfuls of the chocolate and roll into bite sized balls.
• 7 roll balls in the powdered cocoa.
• 8 refrigerate until ready to serve.