Florentina Batter

Name: Florentina Batter
Ingredients: 7 ounces (200 g) sliced almonds, lightly crushed; 7 ounces (200 g) granulated sugar; 3 tablespoons (45 ml) or 2 ounces (55 g) glucose or light corn syrup; ¼ cup (60 ml) heavy cream; 7 ounces (200 g) unsalted butter

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Professional Pastry Chef

By Bo Friberg

Published 1989

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Ingredients

7 ounces (200 g) unsalted butter
7 ounces (200

Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Combine the butter, sugar, glucose or corn syrup, and heavy cream in a saucepan; bring to a boil.
Add the almonds and cook over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the batter from the heat.
Try baking a small piece of batter as a test. If the batter spreads out too thin, cook the batter in the saucepan a little longer. Conversely, if the batter doe