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Florentines
These thin sweet delights are a European favourite to serve with coffee.
makes 40 biscuits
20 min prep
ingredients
| 1 cup flaked almonds 100g packet glace cherries, chopped ¼ cup sultanas 2 tablespoons cream ½ cup plain flour 120g butter ½ cup caster sugar 250g melted chocolate for decoration |
instructions
step 1
In a medium bowl combine almonds, glace cherries, sultanas, cream and plain flour. Melt butter in a small saucepan, add caster sugar and stir over a low heat until sugar dissolves. Bring the mixture to the boil for one minute without stirring. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before stirring into fruit mixture.
step 2
Place ½ teaspoons of the mixture onto baking paper lined oven trays, allowing room for spreading. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 10 - 12 minutes. Remove to a cooling rack.
step 3
Once Florentines are cooled, spread underside of each biscuit with melted chocolate and allow to set.
recipe tip
Spread underside of Florentines with chocolate and use a fork to make a pattern before setting.
nutritional information
| Qty per serving | QTY PER 100g | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 404kJ (97Cal) | 2020kJ (483Cal) |
| Protein | 1.2g | 6.2g |
| Fat - Total | 5.8g | 29.1g |
| - Saturated | 3.0g | 15.0g |
| Carbohydrate | 9.9g | 49.7g |
| - Sugars | 8.3g | 41.2g |
| Dietary Fibre | 0.4g | 1.9g |
| Sodium | 29mg | 142mg |
| Potassium | 60mg | 301mg |
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Florentines
Florentines
These thin sweet delights are a European favourite to serve with coffee.
ingredients
1 cup flaked almonds
100g packet glace cherries, chopped
¼ cup sultanas
2 tablespoons cream
½ cup plain flour
120g butter
½ cup caster sugar
250g melted chocolate for decoration
instructions
step 1
In a medium bowl combine almonds, glace cherries, sultanas, cream and plain flour. Melt butter in a small saucepan, add caster sugar and stir over a low heat until sugar dissolves. Bring the mixture to the boil for one minute without stirring. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before stirring into fruit mixture.
step 2
Place ½ teaspoons of the mixture onto baking paper lined oven trays, allowing room for spreading. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 10 - 12 minutes. Remove to a cooling rack.
step 3
Once Florentines are cooled, spread underside of each biscuit with melted chocolate and allow to set.
serves 0 20 min prep recipe tip
Spread underside of Florentines with chocolate and use a fork to make a pattern before setting.
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