Chocolate Sausage (Saucisson Au Chocolat)

• 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

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

manjari, unsalted butter, almonds, cranberries, grand marnier, icing sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-sausage-saucisson-au-chocolat-89206 (may not work)