Dessert Italian

Panpepato

Name: Panpepato
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: /italian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup raisins; 1/4 cup (60ml) dry marsala*; 200g walnuts, toasted; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 50g dried figs, chopped; 100g candied peel, chopped; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1/3 cup (50g) plain flour; 1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder; 150g caster sugar; 4 tablespoons honey; 2 tablespoons softened unsalted butter; Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, crumbled, to serve

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Panpepato is traditional Italian 'peppered bread', made with cocoa, black pepper and fruit. Begin this recipe the day before.

1/2 cup raisins
1/4 cup (60ml) dry marsala*
200g walnuts, toasted
1 teaspoon cinnamon
50g dried figs, chopped
100g candied peel, chopped
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/3 cup (50g) plain flour
1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder
150g caster sugar
4 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons softened unsalted butter
Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, crumbled, to serve

Method

1.

Soak the raisins in marsala overnight.
2.

Preheat oven to 150°C. Line a 3cm deep, 8cm x 25cm bar pan or a 20cm springform pan with baking paper.
3.

Place raisins and soaking liquid in a bowl with the walnuts, cinnamon, figs, peel and pepper. Sift the flour and cocoa over top.
4.

Place sugar, honey and butter in a pan over low heat until butter melts, then add to dry ingredients, stirring well. Pour into prepared pan and flatten with a spatula.
5.

Place in oven and bake for 20 minutes, then remove and cool slightly. Remove from pan, cool completely, then slice thinly. Serve with crumbled Parmigiano and a digestivo (such as vin santo). Will keep for weeks in an airtight container.