FLORENTINES

 

                                      

Do prepare these crisp, luxurious biscuits.

 

50 g (1 ¾ oz) butter

50 g (1 ¾ oz) sugar

50 g (1 ¾ oz) honey

50 g (1 ¾ oz) plain flour

25 g (1 oz) glace cherries, finely chopped

25 g (1 oz) candied peel, finely chopped

50 g (1 ¾ oz) flaked almonds

Preheat oven to 180 C (350 F) and line three baking tins with baking parchment.

 

Measure butter, sugar, and honey and heat gently until the butter has melted.  Remove from the heat and add the flour, glace cherries, candied peel, and flaked almonds and mix well together. 

 

Make 18 florentines by spooning 6 teaspoons of the mixture on each of the prepared tins leaving enough space for them to spread during cooking.

 

Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden-brown.  Leave the florentines to cool before placing them on a rack using a palette knife.  If the biscuits are too hard to remove, place them back into the oven to soften.