Medium
New Year's Eve
Panforte
Italian dense fruit and nut cake from Siena - chewy, spiced, perfect for New Year's celebrations.
55
Total Minutes
16
Servings
Vegetarian
Cooking Times
25 min
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
55 min
Total Time
Ingredients (12 items)
1.50 cups
Blanched almonds
toasted
1.00 cup
Hazelnuts
toasted and skinned
1.00 cup
Dried figs
chopped
1.00 cup
Dried apricots
chopped
0.50 cup
Candied orange peel
chopped
0.50 cup
All-purpose flour
0.25 cup
Cocoa powder
1.00 tsp
Cinnamon
0.50 tsp
Nutmeg
0.75 cup
Honey
0.75 cup
Sugar
0.50 cup
Powdered sugar
for dusting
Instructions (10 steps)
1
Preheat oven to 300°F. Line 9-inch pan with parchment.
2
Mix nuts, dried fruits, flour, cocoa, and spices in bowl.
3
Heat honey and sugar in saucepan to 240°F.
8 minutes
4
Pour hot honey mixture over fruit and nut mixture.
5
Mix quickly with wooden spoon.
6
Press firmly into prepared pan.
7
Bake 30 minutes. It will still be soft.
30 minutes
8
Cool completely in pan.
60 minutes
9
Remove from pan, dust heavily with powdered sugar.
10
Cut into thin wedges. Store airtight up to 1 month.