homemade chocolate truffles

Photo: flickr user Jennie Faber

Ingredients

1 cup sweetened condensed milk

1/4 pound butter

3 teaspoons vanilla

2 1/2 packages powdered sugar

8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate

8 ounces unsweetened chocolate

1/2 block paraffin wax

Preparation

Blend all of the above ingredients, shape into balls. Chill in the refrigerator on wax paper on a cookie sheet. Make the chocolate covers while the centers are cooling.

Melt all of the above ingredients in a double boiler. Blend thoroughly. Keep melted chocolate warm. Dip the cooled centers, using a toothpick, quickly, into the melted chocolate. Place the candy back onto the waxed paper. Dribble a small amount of chocolate over the holes. Cool 1/2 hour.