Chocolate Salami

Total Time: 1 hr 31 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 8 ounces amaretti di saronno cookies (at your italian grocer or specialty market)
• 24 graham crackers or 24 other plain cookies
• 12 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 1/4 cup amaretto liqueur
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 cup unsalted butter, plus
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1/4 cup ground almonds

Recipe

• 1 place the amaretti and plain cookies in a large bowl and crush roughly with the bottom of a drinking glass.
• 2 put the chocolate and amaretto liqueur in a medium microwave safe bowl and microwave on high, 1 minute at a time, stirring until smooth and melted.
• 3 stir the egg yolks into the chocolate mixture and then beat in the butter, a little at a time until evenly incorporated.
• 4 add the chocolate mixture to the crushed cookies and stir well to mix.
• 5 leave in a cold place for 1 hour to firm up the mixture.
• 6 brush a large sheet of wax paper with oil or spray with cooking spray.
• 7 pour the mixture onto the wax paper and shape into a 14-inch long log with a small metal spatula or butter knife.
• 8 fold the wax paper tightly around the log and chill overnight.
• 9 to serve, unwrap the"salami" and allow to come to room temperature for about 1 hour.
• 10 slice thin and serve with whipped cream.