panforte di sienna
north end magazine, winter 2002 (mod)

1
1
1/4
 lb
lb
lb
whole nuts, mixed, unsalted
dried fruit & candied peel
nuts, chopped fine
 mix


2/3
1
1
1
1
1/2
1
 c
t
t
t
t
t
T
flour
ground coriander
ground cinnamon
black pepper, ground
ground nutmeg
ground clove
[ground cocoa]
 mix, add to above






  • heat fruit & nut mix in oven 15 min at 350 deg F (so as not to cool and stiffen the honey/sugar mix when dumped in)
1 1/2
2/3
2
 c
c
T
sugar
honey
lemon juice
 mix, heat, boil to 238 deg F,
then add fruit & nut mix above

  • butter sides of 2 ea 9 in pans with removable bottoms
  • line bottoms with rice paper
  • pour mix in and bake 30 min at 350 deg F
  • dust with powdered sugar when cool
note:
  • the lemon juice supposedly keeps the sugar mix from crystalizing