Chocolate Sausage (Saucisson Au Chocolat) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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 1 tablespoon Grand Marnier or 1 tablespoon Cointreau liqueur (or orange flavoring)
grated zest orange (peel)
1 -2 tablespoon sifted icing sugar

Preparation

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.