Bourekakia Sokolatas - Chocolate Baklava Cigar

Submitted by ThatSouthernBelle

"The original name of this was, "Set passion fruit tzatziki with olive oil ice-cream and chocolate baklava cigar" This is a 3 part recipe, the passion fruit "tzatziki", the olive oil ice-cream and the chocolate baklava "cigar." Here is the accompanying recipe for Recipe #315381. This recipe was found at Australian Gourmet Traveler online. This recipe was created by George Calombaris, The Press Club. Prep time is a guess."

 

• Ready In: 51mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 140 g dark chocolate, melted (53% cocoa solids)
• 100 g walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 100 g slivered almonds
• 2 sheets phyllo pastry
• 100 g butter, melted and cooled

directions

1. Combine chocolate, walnuts and almonds in a bowl and stand for 45 minutes or until mixture is firm.
2. Divide into 3 even pieces and roll each piece into a 12cm long cylinder.
3. Lay a sheet of phyllo pastry on a work surface, brush with butter and top with another sheet of phyllo, then cut lengthways into 3 pieces.
4. Lay a chocolate cylinder across short end of a pastry sheet, roll, tucking ends in, and brush edge with butter to seal.
5. Repeat with remaining phyllo and chocolate cylinders.
6. Preheat oven to 180°C.
7. Place cigars on a baking paper-lined oven tray and bake for 5-6 minutes or until pale golden, then cut each in half diagonally.
8. To serve, place a scoop of ice-cream on each dish of set tzatziki and serve with a cigar.