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Really easy Italian chocolate salami

I am very fond of this recipe because it reminds me of my childhood. Although my grandma did not make it very often (I don't know why), I loved it because it was so scrumptious.
With simple ingredients and a short prep time, you can make your own salami with the ingredients you have in your cabinets.
This is my own salami recipe.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian
Keyword italian salami chocolate
Prep Time 15 minutes
1 night 5 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup of sugar (150g)
  • 3 egg yolk
  • 1/3 cup of butter (70g)
  • 1 1/2 cups of digestive biscuits, such as BelVita or Petit (150g)
  • 4 tbsp of dark chocolate powder (30g)
  • 1/3 cup of dark or white chocolate chips (50g) you may replace them with toasted, coarsely-chopped almonds or nuts or unsalted pistachios to your taste
  • A splash alcohol Rum, brandy, Grand Marnier
Servings 10 1 salami before cutting= 2.5 inches (6-7 cm) in diameter; 4 inches (10-12 cm) long

Instructions

  • In a bowl of a blender, place sugar, egg yolks, melted butter (melt the butter over very low heat; it must not get too hot), dark chocolate powder, and the splash of alcohol;
  • Coarsely crush the biscuits: I put them into a bag and bash them with my hands or with a rolling pin. You want a bag of small chunks, not powder because you want to see them when you cut the salami and feel them in your mouth when you bite into one. Do not use a food processor; 
  • Blend all the ingredients until the smooth and add chopped biscuits and chocolate chips (or dried fruit to your taste).
  • Place the dough onto a piece of plastic wrap and shape it into a cylinder. Try to make it as cylindrical as you can; use your hands and a spatula. Roll it up into the plastic wrap tightly into a long big tube of dough. Then, wrap it in aluminum foil.
  • Place the cylinder in the fridge or in the freezer for at least 6 or 7 hours. 
  • After chilling, remove both the plastic wrap and the aluminum foil and roll it in  powdered sugar. Cut the chocolate salami into ½ inch (1 cm) thick slices like an  actual piece of salami.