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Jeanne:

 

I know this message is late but I do not see any reason for the raw eggs in

these.

I would try making it and leaving the egg out and see what happens.

 

 

In a message dated 6/18/2009 7:37:34 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

treazured writes:

 

 

 

 

 

I make a lot of candy. Thankfully I usually have the sense to get it out of

the house and away from my mouth before it is too late. But I found this

recipe today for Strawberry Truffles and I'm afraid these might end up

staying here.

 

The problem I have with the recipe, though, is that it contains raw egg

yolks. I'm really VERY reluctant to serve anything with raw eggs in it. Any

ideas? Right now I'm sitting here sipping ginger tea since the refried beans

from Taco Bell made me sick as a dog (doc said food poisoning) and my

stomach is in revolt.

 

Sure, it says to store in the fridge, I'm cool with that but just the idea

of eating something with raw eggs in it ...~insert shudder here~. It would

be pretty on the serving tray with some done in chocolate with pink

coating drizzled over the top and some dipped in pink coating with chocolate

shot

on top. What do you guys think? Do the eggs serve any purpose other than

giving a way to introduce food poisoning to someone who forgets my

admonition to keep them refrigerated? No one has ever become ill from eating my

candies and many of them have butter in them. Argh. See ya'll later. Going to

curl up in bed with the cats. Jeanne in GA

 

Strawberry Truffles

 

Ingredients:Ingredients:<WBR>8 ou

chocolate1/2 cup (4 oz) butter, room

temperature3 egg yolks, room temperature1/temperature3 egg yolks

strawberry preserves1 lb chocolate or candy

coating, for dipping

 

Preparation:

 

1. Place the chocolate in a medium microwave-safe bowl and microwave

until melted, stirring after every 40 seconds to prevent overheating. Once

melted, allow it to cool for about 10 minutes.

 

2. Once the chocolate is about body temperature, begin to beat it

with a hand mixer, or beat it by hand using a whisk. Beat in the butter

chunk

by chunk, then the egg yolks. Once smooth, shiny, and lighter in color,

add the

strawberry preserves and fold them in thoroughly. Cover the top of the

chocolate with plastic wrap, and refrigerate the candy until firm enough to

scoop, about 3 hours.

 

3. Once firm, use a small candy scoop or a teaspoon to scoop small

balls of ganache. Roll them between your palms to get a round shape, then

place

them on a foil-lined baking sheet. Return the balls to the refrigerator to

chill while you prepare the chocolate or candy coating for dipping.

 

4. You can use tempered

chocolate, regular chocolate, or candy coating to dip the truffles. Candy

coating has the advantage of not melting in warmer weather, and coming in

many

different colors, but it does not have the taste of authentic chocolate.

 

5. Place your desired dipping material in a microwave-safe bowl and

melt the chocolate or chocolate-flavored candy coating in the microwave,

stirring until smooth. Using dipping tools or two forks, dip a truffle

ball in

to the melted chocolate until it is completely submerged. Remove it from

the

chocolate and let the excess drip back into the bowl. Place it back on the

baking sheet and repeat with remaining candy. If you like, you can add

sprinkles to the top of the truffle while the chocolate is still wet, or

you

can drizzle on a contrasting color of coating or chocolate.

 

6. Place the tray in

the refrigerator to set the chocolate, for about 15 minutes. Strawberry

Truffles can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up

to a

week.

 

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