Monday, September 7, 2009

Florentines

Ingredients:
55 g (2 oz) unsalted butter
¼ cup soft brown sugar
2 tsp honey
¼ cups flaked almonds, roughly chopped
2 Tbsp chopped dried apricots
2 Tbsp chopped glace cherries
2 Tbsp mixed peel
1/3 cup AP flour, sifted
120 g dark chocolate, broken into small pieces

Method:
  1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Line 2 large baking trays with baking paper. 
  2. Melt butter, sugar & honey over low heat, stirring until combined. 
  3. Remove from heat & add almonds, apricots, glace cherries, mixed peel flour. Mix well. 
  4. Place flattened 2" rounds of mixture on baking trays & bake for 10 mins or until lightly browned. Cool on wire rack. 
  5. Melt chocolate in double boiler & spread over base of each florentine & using a fork, make a wavy pattern on chocolate before it sets. 
  6. Serve when chocolate sets. 

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