Chocolate Dessert Salami

Name: Chocolate Dessert Salami
Prep time: 3 h 10 min
Cook time: 3 h 10 min
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 10 inches long plain biscotti, coarsely crushed; 59 milliliters brewed coffee; 118 milliliters confectioners sugar; 1 teaspoon grated orange zest (about 1/2 medium orange); 340 grams semisweet chocolate chips, such as Ghirardelli; 71 grams 1/2 cup slivered almonds; 6 Tbsps (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, at room temperature; 71 grams 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Chocolate Dessert Salami If you have long biscotti, coffee, slivered almonds, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 3 hours and 10 minutes.

Instructions

Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

Spread the almonds, walnuts and crushed biscotti in a single layer on a baking sheet.

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Biscotti

Almonds

Walnuts

Spread

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Baking Sheet

Bake until the nuts are lightly toasted, 6 to 8 minutes. Cool completely.

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Nuts

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Oven

Put the butter and chocolate in a heatproof medium bowl and place the bowl over a pan of barely simmering water. Stir until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth, about 6 minutes. Stir in the coffee until smooth.

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Chocolate

Butter

Coffee

Water

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Bowl

Frying Pan

Add the almonds, walnuts, biscotti pieces and orange zest, and stir until combined. Cover the bowl and refrigerate until firm but moldable, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

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Orange Zest

Biscotti

Almonds

Walnuts

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Bowl

Divide the chocolate mixture in half.

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Chocolate

Place half of the mixture in the center of an 18-inch-long piece of plastic wrap. Using a spatula, form the mixture into a log, about 7 inches long and 2 inches in diameter.

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Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Spatula

Roll up the log in the plastic and twist the ends to seal.

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Roll

Roll back and forth on a work surface a few times to make the log evenly round. Repeat with the remaining chocolate mixture. Refrigerate the logs until firm, about 1 hour.

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Chocolate

Roll

Spread the confectioners' sugar on a dinner plate.

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Powdered Sugar