Not an actual salami, although it sure looks like one, this is a traditional Croatian dessert made around Christmas time.
By Tamara Novacoviç
It’s not an actual salami, although it sure looks like one. This is a traditional Croatian dessert made around Christmas time. It’s simple, tastes great and is decorative looking.
Chocolate “salami”
Description
Simple, cute, delicious!
Ingredients
Scale
- 7.05 oz (200 g) good quality dark chocolate
- 3.5 oz (100 g) butter
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp dark rum
- 1.4 oz (40 g) almonds
- 2.1 oz (60 g) cookies
- pinch of salt
- powdered sugar
Instructions
- On low heat, melt butter with chocolate. Add egg yolks to the mixture, stir for 1 minute.
- Add sugar, cocoa powder, salt and rum. In the end, add crushed cookies and crushed (or roughly chopped) almonds. Stir to combine. Let cool slightly.
- Using parchment paper, roll it and shape a log. Wrap in plastic wrap and let cool in the fridge.
- When the mixture is cooled, roll it into powdered sugar and cut slices. Serve.
great recipe. what kind of flour do you use for strudel dough. do you use shortening or oil. what kind of cookies do you use.
I was served some chocolate salami by some dear Romanian friends of mine at Christmas this past year. What a wonderful treat, and as a gift, means so much, being homemade.
This looks amazing! I will attempt this at my next girls night in!
No problem! I used Petit Beurre, those are butter cookies, take a look at this link:
https://www.google.hr/search?q=petit+beurre&hl=en&sa=X&tbo=u&tbm=isch&source=univ&ei=koHTUIubOfP34QSglYCQBw&ved=0CDcQsAQ&biw=1037&bih=546
Thanks Tamara! One more question: what kind of cookies did you use?
Alina, I think this is a common holiday dessert in Eastern and Balkan Europe :)
Lily, you can omit alcohol, no need to add any other liquid
I’m allergic to alcohol. If I omit it, do I need to add back some liquid to keep the consistency? Thanks!
I grew up in Russia, and this delicious dessert was likewise a favorite with us. Except, we didn’t add rum :)