Chocolate Earl Grey Truffles

Name: Chocolate Earl Grey Truffles
Prep time: 3 d 3 h
Cook time: 3 d 3 h
Total time: 3 d 3 h
Yield: 34
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 170 grams fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), chopped; 237 milliliters unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder; 158 milliliters heavy cream; 2 teaspoons loose Earl Grey tea leaves; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces and softened

Need a gluten free hor d'oeuvre? Chocolate Earl Grey Truffles could be a tremendous recipe to try. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 1g of protein, 5g of fat, and a total of 57 calories. This recipe serves 34. A mixture of butter, dutch-process cocoa powder, loose earl grey tea leaves, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 75 hours.

Instructions

Bring cream and butter to a boil in a small heavy saucepan and stir in tea leaves.

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Remove from heat and let steep 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, finely grind chocolate in a food processor and transfer to a bowl.

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Pour cream through a fine-mesh sieve onto chocolate, pressing on and discarding tea leaves, then whisk until smooth. Chill ganache, covered, until firm, about 2 hours.

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Spoon level teaspoons of ganache onto a baking sheet. Put cocoa in a bowl, then dust your palms lightly with it.

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Roll each piece of ganache into a ball (wash your hands and redust as they become sticky). Drop several balls at a time into bowl of cocoa and turn to coat.

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Roll