Alton Brown's to Die for Truffles

Ingredients

• 10 ounces chocolate (chopped finely. I like to use morsels because chopping takes forever)
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 1 tablespoon cognac (if desired and available)
• 5-10 ounces chocolate (enough melted chocolate to coat truffles)
• coconut (optional) or sliced almonds (optional) or cocoa powder (optional) or confectioners' sugar (shredded and toasted) (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   combine cream and corn syrup into a medium sized pot and bring to a simmer.

2. 2

   while cream and syrup mixture cooks, add chocolate and butter to microwave for 30 seconds on high

3. 3

   take out and stir.

4. 4

   repeat # 2.

5. 5

   take cream concoction and pour over chocolate (this is also where you will add cognac) wait ten minutes before you stir together.

6. 6

   after stirring all ingredients, pour into a flat baking pan and let cool in fridge for 1 hour.

7. 7

   take out the mixture and scoop to form balls of chocolate.

8. 8

   dip chocolate into melted chocolate desired and then coat with various coating.

9. 9

   let shells air dry for about 4 minutes.

10. 10

    serve immediately or.

11. 11

    store in air tight container in fridge.