CHOCOLATE SAUSAGE (SAUCISSON AU CHOCOLAT)

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"Anne Desjardins, chef at L'Eau a la Bouche (Mouthwatering) in Ste. Adele, made this sausage-like cookie to serve at Kendall College, a professional chefs' school in Evanston, Ill. The nut-studded chocolate is rolled into a sausage shape and dredged in icing sugar. Sliced up, it's a delectable treat with coffee or sweet wine." Julian Armstrong, Montreal Gazette

Provided by Jodi B.

Categories     < 60 Mins

Time 32m

Yield 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 ounces manjari de valrhona chocolate or 4 ounces other quality bittersweet chocolate
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup chopped almonds (50 g)
1/3 cup chopped dried fruit (apricots, cranberries, etc. 100 g)
1 tablespoon Grand Marnier or 1 tablespoon Cointreau liqueur (or orange flavoring)
grated zest orange (peel)
1 -2 tablespoon sifted icing sugar

Steps:

  • In a double boiler, melt chocolate and butter together.
  • Roast almonds until lightly browned in 350 degree F (180 C) oven.
  • Soak nuts and dried fruit in liqueur, then add grated orange peel.
  • Stir nut mixture into melted chocolate mixture and transfer to a clean, flat surface.
  • Using your hands, roll chocolate mixture into a long sausage shape, then wrap tightly in plastic wrap and chill.
  • Just before serving, remove plastic and roll sausage in sugar to give it the look of a meat sausage.
  • Slice into 16 cookie-like slices and serve at once.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 84.1, Fat 7, SaturatedFat 3.8, Cholesterol 5.7, Sodium 10.1, Carbohydrate 6.9, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 1.6, Protein 1.5

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