An Italian recipe passed down over generations for a chocolate and cookie Christmas treat.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Fridge time4 hourshrs
Total Time15 minutesmins
Course: Dessert, sweet
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 1log
Ingredients
100gGranulated sugar6 Tbsp
2Fresh eggs
30gUnsweetened cocoa powder3 Tbsp
50gButter3.5 Tbsp
200 - 230gTea biscuits7oz , one packet
100gHazelnuts1/2 cup
Instructions
Melt the butter and leave to cool a little.
Toast the hazelnuts in a dry frying pan for 4 - 5 minutes, stirring often. Coarsely chop them. I cheated and used my mini-blender for this, rather than do it by hand.
Whisk the sugar and eggs together until the mixture is smooth.
Add the cocoa and melted butter. Mix in.
Break up the biscuits into small pieces.
Add the hazelnuts and biscuits. Mix until everything is well-coated in the chocolate mixture.
Pour the mixture out onto a piece of baking paper and form in into a long log.
Wrap the log firmly in the paper and put it in the fridge for at least 4 hours to harden.
To make it prettier, you can sift icing sugar over it before you slice it.
Notes
Important note: As this recipe has raw eggs in it, the eggs need to be as fresh as possible and the salami should be kept in the fridge and eaten within a few days of making it.