Irene's Blog

CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES 100g icing sugar 8 digestive biscuits 50g butter or marg tablespoon cocoa powder 15ml boiling water Coating (I use desicated coconut or chocolate sprinkles) I used double measures to make the batch in the photo. Put butter or marg into mixing bowl, stir until soft (I put in microwave until it melts a little). Sieve icing sugar and cocoa powder into mixing bowl - stir well. Put digestive biscuits into blender until crumbs (I put in a bowl and smash them up into really small crumbs with the bottom of a glass). Put biscuit crumbs into mix and mix well. Pour boiling water (15ml or more if the crumbs need it, but you don't want them any way runny, just so the mix holds together) and mix with all ingredients. Roll mix into small balls and then roll in coating and refrigerate. You can substitute some of the water for rum if you like rum truffles.

Not long to go now until Santa comes. Our tree went up on 1st December and looks really lovely especially at night when we have all the lights flashing. I've been well ahead this year having done just about all of my Christmas shopping at the end of last month. I've even bought most of the food for Christmas dinner and only have a few last minute things to get - I've really surprised myself as I'm usually running to the shops at the last minute.