White Chocolate Citrus Truffles

Normally, I would advise you to use the best-quality chocolate you can find for truffles. However, this recipe is a little finicky, and does not set up well if the white chocolate has too much cocoa butter. So instead of using couverture white chocolate for the truffles (which contains a large amount of cocoa butter), use white chocolate chips. Also note that these candies, like most truffles, have several extensive chilling periods, so make sure you leave enough time when making them.

These truffles are lovely when topped with candied citrus peel. You can use store bought or make your own.

Ingredients

1 lemon (for zest)

1 orange (for zest)

3/4 cup heavy cream

12 ounces white chocolate chips

1/3 cup powdered sugar (for dusting)

1 pound chopped white chocolate (for dipping)

1 tablespoon vegetable shortening (optional)

Garnish: slivers of candied orange or lemon peel