White Chocolate Truffles

White Chocolate Truffles

1/4 C butter
1/2 C confectioner's sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 egg yolk
8 oz. white chocolate, broken into small pieces
1 C chopped blanched almonds, lightly toasted
Makes about 2 dozen truffles
Melt chocolate and butter in the top of a double boiler over low
heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add sugar, egg yolk
and almond extract; beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
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Transfer to a shallow glass casserole dish. Cover and refrigerate 1
hour.
Shape mixture into 1 inch balls. Roll in almonds. Cover and
refrigerate at least 8 hours. Place in miniature foil cups at room
temperature to serve. Store in airtight container in refrigerator.