Almond and Cranberry Florentines

Recipe by Gary Mehigan from Good Chef / Bad Chef
Ingredients
  • 100g slithered almonds
  • 75g craisins (dried cranberries)
  • 40g plain flour
  • 2 tsp orange zest
  • 40 unsalted butter
  • 2tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp golden syrup
  • 100 dark chocolate
Method
  • Combine almonds, craisins flour and orange zest
  • Melt the butter, brown sugar and golden syrup, bring to the boil and add to the dry ingredients
  • Stir and mix evenly. Place table spoon size pieces onto a baking sheet 8cm apart and bake in a moderate 160C oven for 8-10 minutes. Cool
  • Melt the chocolate and temper if using couverture. Dip the flat base into the chocolate and turn chocolate side up onto a baking rack until set.
Serves 15
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What Do You Think?
  • elizabeth byrne
    elizabeth byrne 4 months ago
    followed the recipe to the letter but they turned out soft and not crisp..... not happy.
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    • marina
      marina 4 months ago
      Me too, but a few days later they are crisp and yummy!
  • HR5
    HR5 4 months ago
    I also followed the recipe and two hours later in fridge, still soft. Very disappointed. they wern't cheap to make, either
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  • Tiny Dancer
    Tiny Dancer 4 months ago
    I was told once that florentines need to be made in Autumn / Winter in order for them to crisp up. They don't work so well in hot humid climates.
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  • Marina6
    Marina6 4 months ago
    Try adding a teaspoon of baking soda/bi-carb of soda. I found this hardened them up more
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