Author MichaelChocolate Salami, although sounds like a meat, is simply chocolate in the shape of a salami with cookies and hazelnuts inside. This is a recipe from the Piedmont region of Italy.
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Yields 6 Servings Servings Quarter (1.5 Serving) Half (3 Servings) Default (6 Servings) Double (12 Servings) Triple (18 Servings) Ingredients
6 oz butter biscuit cookies (ex: Le Petit Beurre “Lu” Biscuits)
4.25 oz softened butter
½ cup sugar
½ cup bitter cacao powder
¼ cup dark chocolate
⅔ cup shelled and skinned hazelnuts
1 tbsp water
powdered sugar
Directions
1 Chop the cookies by hand, reducing half to small pieces and the other half to crumbs.
2 Add the cocoa powder and stir.
3 In a mixer, chop 80% of the hazelnuts with the sugar,
4 Adding this to the cookie/cocoa mixture.
5 In a double boiler, melt the dark chocolate and allow it to cool.
6 Add the rest of the ingredients: the softened butter, the remaining whole hazelnuts, and the melted chocolate.
7 Add the 3 tablespoons of water, mix everything together well with your hands, taking care that the butter blends well with the other ingredients.
8 Dust the counter with abundant powdered sugar.
9 Take the chocolate mixture and roll it into a salami shape by hand.
10 Be sure your salami is well coated with powdered sugar and place it on a sheet of aluminum foil.
11 Roll it up well in the foil then place it in the fridge for a minimum of
12 Remove the roll from the fridge; cover it with more powdered sugar, and slice into thick slices with a sharp knife.
13 Eat cold and enjoy…no cooking necessary!
Ingredients Ingredients
6 oz butter biscuit cookies (ex: Le Petit Beurre “Lu” Biscuits)
4.25 oz softened butter
½ cup sugar
½ cup bitter cacao powder
¼ cup dark chocolate
⅔ cup shelled and skinned hazelnuts
1 tbsp water
powdered sugar
Directions Directions
1 Chop the cookies by hand, reducing half to small pieces and the other half to crumbs.
2 Add the cocoa powder and stir.
3 In a mixer, chop 80% of the hazelnuts with the sugar,
4 Adding this to the cookie/cocoa mixture.
5 In a double boiler, melt the dark chocolate and allow it to cool.
6 Add the rest of the ingredients: the softened butter, the remaining whole hazelnuts, and the melted chocolate.
7 Add the 3 tablespoons of water, mix everything together well with your hands, taking care that the butter blends well with the other ingredients.
8 Dust the counter with abundant powdered sugar.
9 Take the chocolate mixture and roll it into a salami shape by hand.
10 Be sure your salami is well coated with powdered sugar and place it on a sheet of aluminum foil.
11 Roll it up well in the foil then place it in the fridge for a minimum of
12 Remove the roll from the fridge; cover it with more powdered sugar, and slice into thick slices with a sharp knife.
13 Eat cold and enjoy…no cooking necessary!
