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120g Butterat room temperature
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100g castor sugar
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10ml Vanilla
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45ml Cacao Powder
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75ml Milk
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200g dark chocolate meltedcooled
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200g amaretti biscuitscrushed
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100g pistachio nutstoasted, chopped
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100g almondstoasted, chopped pistachio nuts
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icing sugarfor dusting
(Makes 2 chocolate salamis of ± 450g each)
METHOD:
- Cream together the butter, castor sugar, vanilla and the cacao powder until light and fluffy.
- Mix in the milk and then the melted chocolate.
- Add the crushed biscuits and the nuts and place the mixture in the fridge to firm up.
- Divide mixture in 2 and use plastic wrap or baking paper to roll each portion into a ±25 cm smooth log. Twist the ends of the paper to seal and place in fridge overnight.
- Dust each chocolate salami with icing sugar, rubbing it all over to coat and wrap decoratively to gift.