Recipe - Panaforte

200 g Blanched almonds
300 g Walnuts (or pecans)
One half cup Cocoa
50 g Flour
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Mixed spice
One half teaspoon Ground nutmeg
300 g Mixed glace fruit
100 g Liquid honey
150 g Sugar

1. Toast nuts in an oven at 180C for 10 mins. Chop coarsely by hand and
cool. (processor makes nuts oily). 2. Mix nuts, flour, sifted cocoa, and
spices in a bowl. 3. Make a toffee with the honey and sugar. Cook till the
soft ball stage. 4. Pour into dry ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon.
As it starts to get a little cooler you can get your hands in to mix it
well. 5. Press very firmly into a greased 20cm round cake tin (spring
form). 6. Bake for 3035 mins at 360C. 7. Remove from oven and loosen the
sides of the panaforte from the tin. 8. Cool completely in the tin. 9.
Before serving, sprinkle with icing sugar if desired. Cut into thin slivers
with a sharp knife.

Stores up to three weeks in an airtight container.

Posted By markr@deepthnk.kiwi.gen.nz (Mark Reddy) On rec.food.recipes or
rec.food.cooking

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