CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES (BY MARKEL I)

                        Chocolate Truffles

Today I´m going to present a recipe. But before starting with the recipe I´m going to tell the history of  chocolate.

           

History of chocolate in Spain

The history of chocolate in Spain is part of the culinary history of

Spain since the 16th century, when the colonization

of the Americas began and the cocoa plant was discovered in regions of Mesoamerica.

The first cocoa voyage to Europe occurred in the 1520s after a 100-year period,since cocoa first appeared in the ports of Andalusia, chocolate became popular as a drink in Spain,where it was served to the Spanish monarchy.

RECIPE

These chocolate truffles are made with muesli and they melt in your mouth. They are the perfect Christmas present!

-Ingredients:

·100 grammes muesli
·50 grammes sugar
·50 grammes butter
·50 grammes chocolate
·2 tablespoons orange juice
·2 tablespoons chocolate powder



-Instructions:


First,mix the muesli and sugar in the bowl.










Next rub the butter into the mixture with your fingers.



Later,grate the chocolate into the mixture with your fingers.











After that,flatten the mixture into the bottom of the bowl. Put it in the fridge for 8 hours.






Then,shape the mixture into small balls and roll in chocolate powder.




Finally, let cool and.......Enjoy!!!!

Bon appetit!