Panforte Recipe

Name: Panforte Recipe
Ingredients: 1 cup natural almonds, with skins; 2/3 cup blanched almonds; 1 cup whole shelled hazelnuts; 1/2 cup roughly chopped soft dried figs; 1 1/4 cups chopped candied orange and lemon or citron peel; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; Good grating of fresh nutmeg; 1/3 cup all-purpose flour; Good grinding of white pepper; 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder; 3/4 cup sugar; 1/2 cup honey; 2 tablespoons butter

14 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 cup natural almonds, with skins
2/3 cup blanched almonds
1 cup whole shelled hazelnuts
1/2 cup roughly chopped soft dried figs
1 1/4 cups chopped candied orange and lemon or citron peel
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Good grating of fresh nutmeg
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
Good grinding of white pepper
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup honey
2 tablespoons butter

Directions

1

Preheat your oven to 325°F. Line the bottom and sides of a single 8-inch cake pan with aluminum foil.
2

Mixed together the nuts, dried fruits and candied peel in a heat-proof bowl.
3

Add the cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, flour, white pepper and cocoa powder.
4

Put the sugar, honey and butter into a saucepan and melt together gently.
5

Take off the heat and pour into the dry ingredients in the heat-proof bowl. Stir slowly and patiently to mix everything together well.
6

Tip into the cake pan and, using wet hands or wearing vinyl disposable gloves, pat and press down on the top to get as smooth a surface as you possibly can.