Ingredients
2/3 cup (100g) plain flour
1 cup (190g) coarsely chopped dried figs
1 cup (140g) coarsely chopped seeded dried dates
2 slice (45g) finely chopped glacé orange
1 cup (160g) blanched almonds, roasted
1 cup (140g) roasted hazelnuts
1 cup (140g) roasted macadamias
1/3 cup (115g) honey
2/3 cup (150g) firmly packed brown sugar
2 tablespoon grand marnier
100 gram dark eating chocolate, melted
4 slice glacé orange (90g)
Method
1. Preheat oven to 150°C(130°C fan-forced). Grease four deep 10cm-round cake pans; line bases with baking paper.
2. Sift flour into large bowl; stir in figs, dates, chopped glacé orange and nuts.
3. Stir honey, sugar and liqueur in small saucepan over heat, without boiling, until sugar dissolves. Simmer, uncovered, without stirring, 5 minutes. Pour hot syrup, then chocolate into nut mixture; mix well.
4. Press mixture firmly into pans; top each with a slice of glacé orange.
5. Bake panforte about 25 minutes; cool in pans. Remove panforte from pans; wrap in foil. Stand overnight.
You will need to buy a total of 6 slices of glacé orange for this recipe.
Note
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