2/3 cup honey
2/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups whole toasted almonds
1 1/2 cups whole toasted walnuts
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/3 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/3 teaspoon ground cloves
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2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
Butter a 10-inch tart pan with removable bottom, line
the bottom of it with parchment and butter it. Set oven at 300 F.
Combine the honey and sugar in a saucepan and stirr to mix. Bring
to a boil in 2 minutes without stirring.
While honey mixture is heating, combine nuts and first four dry
ingredients. Pour honey mix into a bowl with nuts and mix well
to coat all nuts. Use wet hands and a scraper to press into prepared
pan.
Combine remaining flour and cinnamon and brush lightly on top.
Bake at 300 F about 20 minutes. Do not let sides boil. Remove from
oven, cool slightly and remove from pan. Brush off excess flour.
Store in airtight tin.
Panforte should be chewy and spicy. Serve thin slices with a glass
of Vin Santo or espresso |