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Salame dolce

An Italian recipe passed down over generations for a chocolate and cookie Christmas treat.  
Prep Time15 minutes
Fridge time4 hours
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Dessert, sweet
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 1 log

Ingredients

  • 100 g Granulated sugar 6 Tbsp
  • 2 Fresh eggs
  • 30 g Unsweetened cocoa powder 3 Tbsp
  • 50 g Butter 3.5 Tbsp
  • 200 - 230 g Tea biscuits 7oz , one packet
  • 100 g Hazelnuts 1/2 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.