Name: Panforte
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup honey; 5 tablespoon raw sugar; 200 gram mixed nuts (roasted hazelnuts, brazil, almonds or walnuts); 50 gram each crystallised ginger, mixed peel and cherries, finely chopped; 25 gram wholemeal flour; 50 gram plain flour; 3 tablespoon cocoa; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; icing sugar, to dust

Panforte

In the words of my dear mother, “Panforte is a wonderful alternative to Christmas cake and Christmas minces. Not that I’m suggesting you don’t have the Christmas cake and minces on hand too, for when friends drop round for Christmas greetings, but it makes a nice change.”

Makes 20 centimetre

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Ingredients

1/2 cup honey

5 tablespoon raw sugar

200 gram mixed nuts (roasted hazelnuts, brazil, almonds or walnuts)

50 gram each crystallised ginger, mixed peel and cherries, finely chopped

25 gram wholemeal flour

50 gram plain flour

3 tablespoon cocoa

1 teaspoon cinnamon

icing sugar, to dust

Method

1.Preheat oven to 150°C. Line a 20cm loose-bottom round tin with baking paper.

2.Bring the honey and sugar to a boil, then simmer for 2 minutes to make sure the sugar dissolves.

3.In a large bowl, mix the nuts, ginger, peel and cherries.

4.Add the flours, cocoa and cinnamon, stirring together.

5.Pour in the honey mixture and mix well, don’t panic, it goes stiff quickly.

6.Place the mixture in the prepared tin and spread – I find wetting my hands in water and pressing it into the tin works well.

7.Put in oven and cook for about 30 minutes.

8.Remove from oven and allow to cool. Take it out of the tin and store wrapped in baking paper until needed.

9.To serve, dust with icing sugar and slice into small wedges. It’s a real treat.

Divide this recipe into two smaller (10cm) tins and use for Christmas gifts.
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Nici Wickes

A published cookbook author, entertainer, broadcaster, food stylist, recipe developer and food editor Nici Wickes is all about no-fuss, confidence-building cooking.

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