Panforte


Ingredients

180gr toasted almonds , chopped

180gr mixed canied peel preferable orange and lemon fruit, cubed

180 plain flour

1tspoon ground cinnamon

1 tspoon mixed spices, nutmeg , cloves aand aniseed . unsalted butter to cake pan

270gr honey

½ ground cinnamon mixed with ½ tbsp flour

Method

In a large bowl combine the almonds , canied peel , flour , cinnamon and mixed spice . Mix well. Preheat the oven to 180°Cline a 28cm can pan with oven paper and butter well. In a saucepan over a low heat , heat the honey into the flour mixture , blending for about 2 minutes Stir the hot honey into the flour mixture into a ball . Flatten the ball of dough evenly in the prepared pan . pour the cinnamon flour mixture into the sieve and shake it over the top of the cake . Bake the cake until golden brown for no longer than 20 minutes . Remove the cake from the pan and let it cool on a wire rack . When cool peel over the oven paper and place on a platter . Any leftover cahke can be stored in an airtight container .

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