Home made Chocolate Truffles

Very quick & simple recipe

Makes about 30 truffles

Ingredients:

225 g dark chocolate (70 to 75 % cocoa)

250 g white chocolate for pastries

20 gr cocoa

120 ml double cream

30 ml orange liqueur (Cointreau)

Preparation:

Melt the dark chocolate separately and 225 gr of white chocolate in a double boiler and add half the cream and liqueur in each bowl of chocolate, and allow to cool, make balls of dough about the size of a walnut leaving the surface granulated. Grate the remaining 25 grams of white chocolate and cover the white truffles. Then roll the dark chocolate truffles in cocoa powder to have a nice coating.

Tips:

-       U can also toast some flaked almonds or crush unsalted pistachio and roll them around the dark chocolate truffles.

-       The choice of chocolate is personal, it depends on your taste. Personally I prefer to use Lindt or Poulain brands.

-       You can use Rum or Brandy instead of Cointreau.

Enjoy!!

Carla's Biography

Carla Nasr Abouhamad is the founder and ex-Managing Partner of Carla’s Lebanese Bistro (www.carlasbistro.com). The latter was launched in 2005 after Carla moved to Bahrain with her husband 13 years ago. Homesick and lacking variety and choices of real Lebanese food, the way  “grandma used to cook”, the idea became more concrete when Carla fell in love with the bistro location; a charming all cobble stones compound that fit the bill perfectly. That’s how Carla’s Lebanese Bistro was born…

Initially Carla opened the bistro for lunch only, as a Lebanese Bistro with a European feel. The Bahraini press affectionately called it “Le Bistro Made in Lebanon”… 

Carla’s concept was to create a warm and welcoming space designed with retro feel, serving freshly cooked authentic Lebanese dishes. Her attention to details and her passion for Lebanese cuisine built the Bistro as a unique food experience with a twist, enjoyed by families, businessmen and Corporations in Bahrain and Saudi. Slowly but surely the bistro reputation grew from word of mouth and people flocked from all over Bahrain and the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia to see the bistro and to soak the lively atmosphere and to savor the authentic cuisine. 

A buzzing atmosphere, and Carla being there every night added a personal touch to the place. Old pictures of the family were all over the walls and the menus, gave the restaurant a warm touch so people use to come and feel at home.

Today, Carla has sold the Bahrain franchise of the Bistro after deciding to move back home to Beirut, where similar ventures are on the way.