Ingredients
- 25g butter
- 50g caster sugar
- 1tbsp honey
- 25g sifted plain flour
- ½tsp ground ginger
- 2tbsp double cream
- 75g candied peel
- 75g glacé cherries
- 75g blanched almonds
- 85g white chocolate, melted
- 85g dark chocolate, melted
- you will need
- 2 baking sheets lined with baking parchment
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 180C, gas 4. In a small heavy based saucepan gently heat the butter, sugar and honey until melted. Remove from the heat and stir in the flour, ginger, cream, candied peel and glace cherries until well combined.
- Spoon teaspoons of the mixture onto the prepared trays, spaced well apart. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown, allow to cool on the tray for a few minutes then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Using the different melted chocolates, spread a little of each on the flat side of the Florentines, create the zigzag pattern with a fork then set aside to firm up. Theyll keep for 4 days in a sealed container.
