Chocolate And Nut Slice

Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 225 g milk chocolate
• 40 g unsalted butter, diced (sweet)
• 75 g rich tea biscuits (plain cookies)
• 50 g sliced almonds
• 75 g chocolate or 75 g dark semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
• 1 teaspoon icing sugar, for dusting (confectioners)

Recipe

• 1 break the milk chocolate into pieces and place in a heatproof bowl with the butter. rest the bowl over a pan of simmering water and stir frequently until melted.
• 2 meanwhile, dampen a 450g/1lb loaf tin (pan) and line the base and sides with clear film (plastic wrap). don't worry about smoothing out the creases in the film.
• 3 when the chocolate has melted, remove it from the heat and leave for 5 minutes until cooled.
• 4 break the biscuits into very small pieces, then stir into the melted chocolate with the almonds. add the chopped chocolate to the bowl, and fold in quickly and lightly.
• 5 turn the mixture into the tin and pack down with a fork. tap the base of the tin gently on the work surface. chill for 2 hours until set.
• 6 to serve, turn the chocolate loaf on to a board and peel away the clear film. dust lightly with the icing sugar and slice thinly.