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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 7 Minutes |
Ready In: 7 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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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. Ingredients:
1/4 c flour , sifted and brown sugar |
75 butter |
2 tbsp walnuts/cashewnuts , flaked almonds , glace cherries , mixed peel - all chopped |
200 g white / dark chocolate , melted |
Directions:
1. Pre heat oven at 180 deg .
2. Line a try with baking paper .
3. Add the nuts , cherries , peel to the flour .
4. Stir well .
5. Melt the butter and sugar over low heat until dissolves .
6. Add them to the flour and mix gently with a wooden spoon until combined .
7. Drop them in the baking tray with few cms apart and slowly press each of them to make a small circle .
8. ( Make sure to leave some space between each , to allow spreading )
9. Bake 7 mins . Repeat with the rest .
10. Meanwhile , using a flat bladed knife , push the baked ones into neat rounds before allowing them to cool on a wire rack .
11. Dip the underside of the florentines in chocolate melts and using a fork mark wavy lines before it hardens .
12. Leave it to set .
13. You may use either the white or dark or both the chocolate melts .
14. You may decorate the top side too .......
15. Serve within 24 hrs .
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