Dessert Italian

Panforte

Name: Panforte
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: /italian
Ingredients: 100g blanched almonds, roasted, chopped; 100g hazelnuts, roasted, skins rubbed off; 100g (1/2 cup) glace pears, chopped; 100g (1/2 cup) glace apricots, chopped; 100g (1/2 cup) glace figs, chopped; 100g (2/3 cup) plain flour; 2 tablespoons good-quality cocoa powder, plus extra to dust; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander; 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 55g (1/4 cup) caster sugar; 1/2 cup honey; 100g good-quality dark chocolate, roughly chopped

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Give your Christmas Day a twist by serving panforte (an Italian dessert) alongside your traditional pudding. Add an espresso and a glass of dessert wine for unadulterated bliss.

100g blanched almonds, roasted, chopped
100g hazelnuts, roasted, skins rubbed off
100g (1/2 cup) glace pears, chopped
100g (1/2 cup) glace apricots, chopped
100g (1/2 cup) glace figs, chopped
100g (2/3 cup) plain flour
2 tablespoons good-quality cocoa powder, plus extra to dust
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
55g (1/4 cup) caster sugar
1/2 cup honey
100g good-quality dark chocolate, roughly chopped

Method

1.

Preheat oven to 150°C. Grease and line a round 20cm spring-form pan.
2.

Combine chopped nuts and glace fruits in a large bowl.
3.

Sift flour, cocoa and spices together. Add to the fruit and nut mixture and stir to combine. Place the caster sugar and honey in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil then remove from the heat.
4.

Place the chocolate in a bowl over pan of simmering water until melted. Pour the melted chocolate and honey syrup into the fruit-and-nut mixture. Mix well. Spread the mixture into the pan and bake for 25-30 minutes. Set aside to cool completely in the pan.
5.

Once cool, dust with cocoa powder, slice and serve with dessert wine or port and some good coffee.