Florentines
From cholena 15 years ago
- 7 minutes to make
- Serves 6
History does not tell us its true origin but it is popular in Europe and it comes in different forms , as a cookie, a bar and even in cake form . They are a delicious mixture of toasted nuts and candied fruit that are coated with a sweet sticky mixture of honey and sugar and baked until golden brown and bubbly. Read more The crowning touch is a layer of melted chocolate. See less
Ingredients
- 1/4 C flour , sifted and brown sugar shopping list
- 75 butter shopping list
- 2 tbsp walnuts/cashewnuts , flaked almonds , glace cherries , mixed peel - all chopped shopping list
- 200 g white / dark chocolate , melted shopping list
How to make it
- Pre heat oven at 180 deg .
- Line a try with baking paper .
- Add the nuts , cherries , peel to the flour .
- Stir well .
- Melt the butter and sugar over low heat until dissolves .
- Add them to the flour and mix gently with a wooden spoon until combined .
- Drop them in the baking tray with few cms apart and slowly press each of them to make a small circle .
- ( Make sure to leave some space between each , to allow spreading )
- Bake 7 mins . Repeat with the rest .
- Meanwhile , using a flat bladed knife , push the baked ones into neat rounds before allowing them to cool on a wire rack .
- Dip the underside of the florentines in chocolate melts and using a fork mark wavy lines before it hardens .
- Leave it to set .
- You may use either the white or dark or both the chocolate melts .
- You may decorate the top side too .......
- Serve within 24 hrs .
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Cake or cookie this is a great recipe
thank you for sharing
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Your desserts are becomming so professional Cholena...This is one is great!
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cholena,my dear friend...looks beautiful...
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