Marbled Easter Egg Truffles Recipe 455 Food

MARBLED EASTER EGG TRUFFLES RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Place white chocolate in a food processor; cover and process until finely chopped. In a small saucepan combine whipping cream and butter; cook over medium heat just until simmering (do not allow mixture to boil), stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. With the food processor running, carefully pour hot cream mixture through the feed tube into the finely chopped white chocolate. Process until smooth, stopping to scrape sides of bowl if necessary. If during processing the mixture appears to break (the oil separates out of the white chocolate), continue to process until the mixture becomes smooth again and has the thick texture of cake batter. Add desired flavoring; process briefly to mix well. Transfer white chocolate mixture to a large bowl; chill for 2 to 3 hours or until very firm. To shape truffles, line a baking sheet with parchment paper or waxed paper; set aside. Dust your hands with powdered sugar. Divide white chocolate mixture into 16 portions. Form each portion into a ball. Roll one end of each ball between your palms and pinch it gently to make an egg shape. Place egg shapes on the prepared baking sheet. Chill while you prepare the candy coating. Place 1/3 of the vanilla-flavor candy coating disks in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave according to package directions until melted and smooth, stirring every 30 seconds. Using a microwave-safe bowl for each color of candy coating, microwave each color according to package directions until melted and smooth, stirring every 30 seconds. Using a spoon for each color, drizzle several colors of candy coating on top of the melted vanilla coating. The colors will mix together as you dip the truffles, so try to choose colors that blend well and won't immediately produce a muddy color. Don't worry about swirling them together; the dipping process will do that. Submerge a truffle completely in the coating. Using a fork or dipping tools, carefully lift truffle out of the coating, swirling it around a little to make sure the top is coated with a variety of colors. Return the coated truffle to the paper-lined baking sheet. Repeat with another truffle. After several truffles, the colors will become indistinct. At this point, drizzle more colored coating on top of white coating to get vibrant swirls. When the melted vanilla coating is too low to dip or is no longer white, melt a fresh batch of vanilla candy coating. Repeat until all of the truffles have been coated. Chill coated truffles about 15 minutes or until coating is set. For the best taste and texture, let truffles stand at room temperature for 15 to 30 minutes before serving.

MARBLED EGGS

Steps:

• Hardboil your eggs normally.
• When they are cool enough to handle, roll them around on a hard surface to crack them. Try not to break the membrane. Develop a nice overall cracked look.
• Then re-boil in water with food coloring of your choice.
• You could make really cool looking deviled eggs with these.

MARBLED DEVILED EGGS

Steps:

• Gently crack egg shells, do not remove shells.
• I use large clean mayonnaise jars to colour the eggs, turning occasionally.
• Submerge 6 eggs in beet juice, adding a few dashes of red food colouring.
• Submerge 6 eggs in jalapeno juice, adding a few dashes of green food colouring Refrigerate 1- 2 days, marbling and flavour will intensify the longer left in juices and by adding more food colourings If using food colouring's only, place cracked eggs in jars large enough to submerge, checking on intensity of colours Remove eggs from juices, drain well and peel.
• Split in halves, removing yolks.
• Combine yolks, filling ingredients and any options, adjust to your taste.
• Refill halves with mixture.
• Sprinkle with any choice of toppings.
• Refrigerate till ready to serve.
• *Instead of deviling, I use my mushroom slicer to make fan out slices of the marbled eggs to garnish potato salade, very pretty touch.

TEA MARBLED EGGS

Steps:

• 1.Cover eggs in saucepan with cold water and bring to a boil over medium heat. Hard boil the eggs (usually 10-12 minutes cooking time).
• 2.Drain eggs and allow them to cool enough that you can handle them.
• 3.Using the back of a heavy spook, crack the eggs all over, but do not remove the shells (or you can roll them a la Pacino in Angel Heart). Try not to crack through the membrane under the shell.
• 4.Place the cracked eggs back in the saucepan. Add in the tea, cinnamon, star anise, tamari, salt, sugar, and enough water to cover the eggs.
• 5.Simmer for at least an hour and up to 2-1/2 hours or longer.
• 6.Drain and allow to cool to room temperature.
• You can refrigerate these little guys in their shells. Just peel them whenever you're ready to eat them. Great for a snack or a party platter (halved with yolk-side down to show off the pretty marbling).