Florentines
by David
Prep Time
30
Minutes
Cook Time
10
Minutes
Serves
14
Category: recipes pastry
Ingredients
- 50g salted butter
- 50g sugar - muscovado works best
- 50g golden syrup
- 50g plain flour
- 50g dried fruit
- 125g chopped or flaked almonds / Brasil nuts / pistachios
- 2 oranges, zested or 1/2 tsp orange extract
Chocolate
- 50g chocolate
Florentines
by David
Zingy fruit and nut biscuits with chocolate, who could ask for more...
Instructions
Heat oven to 180C/160C/gas 4.
Line two baking sheets with baking parchment.
Melt the butter, sugar and golden syrup in a small saucepan over a low heat, stirring frequently.
Remove from the heat and stir in the flour
Add the fruit, chopped nuts and orange zest.
Scoop 10 flat tbsp of the mixture onto the baking sheets, leaving room for them to spread. You will need to do these in batches.
Bake for 10 mins until golden.
Leave to cool for 2 mins until firm enough to lift onto a wire rack. Cool completely. Repeat with any remaining mixture.
Chocolate
Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a simmering saucepan of water or in the microwave in 30 second bursts.
Turn the florentines over on the wire rack.
Spoon chocolate onto the base of each florentine and gently spread to the edges.
When the chocolate is firm enough to hold its shape, use a fork to draw wavy lines across the chocolate.
Leave to set and then store in an airtight container.