This is one of my all time favorites. The smell of the Florentines a heady mixture of chocolate, sugar and roasted nuts used to waft up the road and we would run home and beg her to let us have some and we'd munch on the broken pieces while she packed them into pretty jars to give to friends and neighbors.Ingredients
- 90g toasted flaked almonds
- 60g diced cranberries (optional)
- 60 diced yellow, green red glace cherries, use both colours, very Christmassy!
- 60g sultanas or raisins
- 397g can condensed milk
- 310g dark cooking chocolate broken into chunks
- Heat oven to 180C/fan/160c
- Line a couple of baking sheets with baking paper
- Mix together in bowl all ingredients [omit the chocolate at this stage] until all the ingredients are sticky
- Spoon tablespoons of mixture onto the sheets and leave room for spreading. Flatten each with the back of a wet spoon
- Bake for 12 minutes or until golden brown.
- Allow to cool until almost firm and with a spatula carefully turn each one upside down and cool completely
- Melt chocolate over simmering water in a double boiler
- When chocolate has melted, brush chocolate over the flat bases of the biscuits with a pastry brush
- Once the chocolate is nearly set, make some wavy lines with a fork in the chocolate for a nice looking finish
- Always use the best quality ingredients, try to make your Florentine with a good dark chocolate at least 70% cocoa.
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