Chocolate Truffle Bars - Chocolate Chocolate and More!
"Chocolate truffle bars are deceptively simple to make. Rich chocolate ganache tops a chocolate shortbread crust. Cut these into bars for a decadent dessert or into tiny squares and served as candy. These bars are one of the many decadent dessert recipes in Deep Flavors by Kenneth Horwitz. In addition to traditional Jewish fare......"
INGREDIENTS
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1 1/2 cups flour
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7/8 cup (3/4 cup+ 2 tablespoons) confectioner's sugar
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3/8 cup (1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons) unsweetened Dutch Process cocoa
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1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
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12 tablespoons unsalted butter
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1 tablespoon vanilla extract
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12 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
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2/3 cup heavy cream
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3 tablespoons Kirsch (for cherry bars), or Grand Marnier (for orange bars) or Chambord (for raspberry bars)
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1/4 cup candied orange peel for orange bars
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1/4 -1/2 cup dried sour cherried macerated in cherry liqueur (or sour cherry juice) and chopped after maceration for the cherry bars
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1/4 - 1/2 cup raspberry jam for the raspberry bars
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