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Panforte
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Siena specialty dessert with warm spices, perfect for pairing with espresso or Italian liqueur.
Ingredients:
- 125.00 ml plain flour
- 10.00 gm mixed spice
- Pinch of white pepper
- 125g hazelnuts, roasted, blanched
- 115g almonds, roasted, blanched
- 250.00 ml dried figs, coarsely chopped
- 125.00 ml mixed peel
- 50g dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 107.50 gm caster sugar
- 178.75 gm honey
- 20.00 gm water
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 180°C. Line the base of a 20cm non-stick springform pan with baking paper. Sift flour, mixed spice, and white pepper into a bowl.
- Mix hazelnuts, almonds, dried figs, mixed peel, and dark chocolate. Combine caster sugar, honey, and water in a saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Simmer until the mixture reaches 116°C on a sugar thermometer. Stir the sugar syrup into the flour mixture until well combined.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and level the top. Bake for 30 minutes, then allow it to cool. Sprinkle with icing sugar and slice into wedges.