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Classic Romanian Chocolate Biscuit Roll (Salam de Biscuiți) with Walnuts and Rum
Beloved nostalgic no-bake confection: crushed biscuits bound in a rich cocoa, butter, and milk syrup with toasted walnuts and Turkish delight bits, shaped into a salami roll dusted with coconut.
Prep
25 min
Cook
5 min
Total
30 min
Ingredients
servings
10
- Plain tea biscuits, crushed into coarse pieces500 g
- Toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped120 g
- Unsalted butter 82%100 g
- Whole milk200 ml
- Granulated sugar100 g
- Dark unsweetened cocoa powder50 g
- Rum extract or dark rum1 tbsp
- Desiccated shredded coconut for dusting30 g
Preparation Steps
1
Crush 1/3 of biscuits fine and break the rest into bite-sized pieces; combine in large bowl with walnuts.
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2
Heat milk, sugar, cocoa powder, and butter in saucepan until melted and smooth. Off heat, stir in rum extract.
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3
Pour warm chocolate syrup over crushed biscuits and mix gently until evenly moistened.
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4
Divide mixture onto cling film dusted with coconut, roll tightly into sausage cylinders, and chill 4 hours before slicing.
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Nutrition Facts
per servingCalories
360
Protein
6g
Carbohydrates
48g
Fat
16g
Allergens
GlutenMilkNuts
*estimated values per serving
Provenance & Public Domain Audit
Source: Traditional European Culinary Archives / USDA Public Domain Database (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) & European Gastronomic Heritage Archives)
Legal status: Public Domain (17 U.S.C. § 105) • 17 U.S.C. § 105
License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal
