Christmas is a time for giving. So bake up a batch of this quick Chocolate panforte and pass it around!
Serves: 40 serves
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar
1/2 cup (175g) honey
50g unsalted butter
300g good-quality fruit mince
1 2/3 cups (250g) plain flour, sifted
1 cup (100g) cocoa powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
! tsp mixed spice
Grated zest of 1 orange
2/3 cup (100g) each roasted hazelnuts, slivered pistachios and macadamias
1/2 cup (100g) chopped dried figs
Icing sugar, to dust
Method:
Preheat oven to 160°C and line an 18cm x 28cm lamington pan with baking paper.
Stir sugar, honey, butter and mince in a pan over low heat for 3-5 minutes until sugar dissolves. Sift flour, cocoa and spices into a large bowl. Add zest, nuts, figs, mince mixture and a pinch of salt. Stir to combine well – it’ll be quite stiff. Tip into the prepared pan and use wet hands to press the top all over until smooth.
Bake for 15-18 minutes until firm on top. Cool in pan, then invert onto a board and dust with icing sugar. Cut lengthways into 5 thin sections, then cut widthways into 8 sections to form about forty 3cm squares.
Keep for up to 1 month in an airtight container in the fridge, then pack into muslin gift bags or cellophane.
Source: Delicious.com.au