Florentines

Introduce

Chef :

Joanne

Florentines

These are so scrumptious and really easy to make. Lovely with a cup of tea or coffee but you could also serve them at the end of a meal instead of dessert. I used dark chocolate flavoured with orange oil, but you could use plain dark chocolate, or milk or white. Make sure you bake the florentines until they're really golden brown, otherwise they'll be chewy rather than crispy - still delicious though.

Ingredient

glace cherries

ball of preserved ginger in syrup (optional)

100 g

butter

100 g

demerara or soft brown sugar

100 g

golden syrup

100 g

plain flour

160 g

flaked almonds

150 g

70% dark chocolate

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Heat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. Cut the cherries and ginger, if using, into small pieces.

* Step 2

Add the butter, sugar and syrup to a pan, I also added a pinch of salt, and heat gently until the butter has melted and the sugar has dissolved.

* Step 3

Add the chopped cherries and ginger to the flour and mix together with the almonds.

* Step 4

Add the dry mixture to the butter and syrup mixture and combine well with a wooden spoon or spatula. Line two large baking sheets with baking parchment.

* Step 5

Place teaspoonfuls of the mixture on to the baking sheets, leaving plenty of room for them to spread. Bake for 10 minutes until dark golden brown, remove from the oven and use a knife to push the edges in so they're not too lacy at the sides. Leave on the baking sheets until hardened, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely and crisp up.