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Chocolate salami - Portuguese food – Salame de chocolate com figos, nozes e Porto


I can’t believe that I have made this delicious pretty chocolate salami!

Me, the only person that can rarely make any sweets.
So I decide to save the recipe so I can do it again. Is very very easy!
This chocolate salami is very popular in Portugal, and when I was a kind, it was mandatory presence in any children`s party, but that was before all this allergies and other things became popular.
The traditional version doesn’t take nuts, figs or Port.  But I decided to use whatever I had at home to make soothing a bit more interesting.
Next time I will try to use dates instead of figs just to test.
As I don’t have a sweet tooth, this salami is not too sweet as is moist

Recipe:
·         200g dark cooking chocolate

·         70g butter ( I used with salt as that was the only one I had)

·         100g of reach teas biscuits

·         30g brown sugar

·         30g chocolate powder

·         50g pine nuts (any other nut will be fine)

·         75 g walnuts (any other nut will be fine)

·         3 dried figs ( I think with dates or any other dried fruit it will be fine)

·         1 egg yolk

·         50ml (Port wine) or any other sweet wine


How to make it:
·         Melt the chocolate and butter together  in the microwave.

·         Add the egg and mix well

·         Add all other ingredients apart from the bicuts and mix well

·         Add the biscuits broken in pieces and mix well

·         Poor into baking paper and roll until you have a salami shape

·         Keep in the freezer for 3hours before server

·         Serve is slices with coffee, tea or as a pudding or little treat
Como eu disse, a receita portuguesa original não é assim. Usa-se
apenas chocolate, bolachas, manteiga e ovo. Mas acho que como
sobremesa para adultos, fica mais interessante assim. Também se
pode fazer sem ovo, mas não fica tão suave.
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