Panforte

Name: Panforte
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Serves 12
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: icing sugar, to dust; 115 g (3¾ oz) plain flour, sifted; 375 g (12 oz) mixed candied fruit, chopped; 25 g (¾ oz) hazelnuts, skinned and roasted; 4 cloves; 1 small cinnamon stick; 45 g (1½ oz) dark chocolate, roughly chopped; 2 sheets rice paper; 4 black peppercorns; 90 g (3 oz) clear honey; 25 g (¾ oz) walnuts, roasted; 280 g (9 oz) unskinned whole almonds, roasted; ¾ teaspoon grated nutmeg; 180 g (5¾ oz) soft brown sugar

Preparation info

Serves
12

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
55 min

Appears in

Christmas

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1999

About

A speciality of Sienna in Italy, this spiced sweetmeat should be served with strong coffee.

Ingredients

2 sheets rice paper
45 g (1½ oz) dark chocolate, roughly chopped

Europe
Italy
Siena
Dessert
Winter
Christmas
December
Vegetarian
Mediterranean
Spicy

Method

Preheat the oven to moderate 180°C (350°F/Gas 4). Grease a 20 x 2.5 cm (8 x 1 inch) cake tin with a removable base. Line the base and side with rice paper.
Bring a pan half full of water to the boil, then remove from the heat. Put the chocolate in a bo