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.
PrintChocolate “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.
I grew up in Russia, and this delicious dessert was likewise a favorite with us. Except, we didn’t add rum :)
I’m allergic to alcohol. If I omit it, do I need to add back some liquid to keep the consistency? Thanks!
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
Thanks Tamara! One more question: what kind of cookies did you use?
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
This looks amazing! I will attempt this at my next girls night in!
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.
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.