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Christmas Log

My Christmas Log is a lovely combination of crushed biscuits, mixed nuts, dried fruit, evaporated milk and covered in dark chocolate. It's an ideal treat to have on hand when visitor's come to visit, a delicious gift, enjoy it with some tea or coffee or serve it after your Christmas Dinner

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Cooking Method
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Difficulty Beginner
Time
Prep Time: 45 mins Rest Time: 12 hrs Total Time: 12 hrs 45 mins
Best Season Winter
Ingredients - 2 Logs
  • 250 Mixed 250g/8.8oz Cherries
  • 100 Blanched 100g/3.5oz Almonds, roasted
  • 100 Roasted 100g/3.5oz Hazelnuts
  • 150 Pitted 150g/5.3oz Dates
  • 450 Morning 450g/16oz Coffee (PlainTea Biscuits)
  • 1 410g/14.5oz 1Tin Creamy Frisian Flag Evaporated Milk
  • 2 Tbsp White Vermouth (see note)
  • 2 Tsp Almond Essence
  • 350 Icam 350g/12.3oz Dark Chocolate
Method
    Christmas Log -
  1. In a large bowl, break the biscuits with your hands into small and larger pieces.
  2. Roughly chop the cherries, hazelnuts, dates, almonds and mix with biscuits.

  3. Add the Vermouth, almond essence and evaporated milk. Mix together with your hands, and form into 2 separate logs on a sheet of baking paper.

  4. Roll the paper tightly, close the edges and refrigerate overnight, 24 hours.
    5. Chocolate Coating -
  5. Chop the chocolate into tiny pieces and melt in the microwave or bain-marie and cover the logs. Leave 2 minutes for the chocolate to set a little, then lightly run a fork over the chocolate to make it look like a log.
  6. Keep refrigerated and covered, either with clean baking paper or a cake top cover.
  7. Enjoy!
Note

Vermouth is an aromatized, fortified wine infused with herbs and spices, with the addition of a distilled spirit, grape or brandy.

Read it online: https://lollyskitchen.com.mt/recipe/christmas-log-2/