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Chocolate slices on rye (pålægschokolade)
Danish rye bread with butter and thin home-made chocolate slices
Pålægschokolade, wafer-thin slices of chocolate made for laying on bread, is a Danish lunchbox treat, usually saved for Fridays or birthdays: buttered dark rye, a slab of chocolate on top, then cut into fingers. The sour, dense rye and the sweet chocolate are a famous match. Shop slices are thin squares; here you make your own from a bar, which lets you pick dark chocolate with less sugar. It contains gluten (rye and wheat), milk and soya (lecithin in most chocolate). Chef's tip: spread the chocolate as thin as a coin; thick pieces crack and fall off.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the chocolate slices
- 3 ½ oz dark or milk chocolatechopped
For the bread
- 4 slices Danish rye bread (rugbrød)thin
- ⅔ oz buttersoftened
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Melt 3 ½ oz dark or milk chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of barely simmering water, stirring, until smooth. Take it off the heat as soon as the last lumps disappear.
5 minStep 2: Line a tray with baking paper and spread the chocolate in a very thin rectangle, about 20 × 30 cm. Too thick is the common mistake: the slices snap instead of lying flat on the bread.
Step 3: Chill for 15 minutes, until just set, then score into rectangles the size of your bread with a warm knife. Chill until hard, then peel off. Keep layered with baking paper in a box in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
15 minStep 4: Spread each slice of 4 slices Danish rye bread (rugbrød) with ⅔ oz butter and lay a chocolate slice on top. Cut into fingers.
Step 5: Pack flat in a lunchbox with an ice pack on warm days so the chocolate doesn't melt.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 290 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 31 g
- Fat
- 16 g
- Fibre
- 5 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does chocolate slices on rye (pålægschokolade) take?
- About 15 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 5 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
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