Florentine Bars

Name: Florentine Bars
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 35
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 340 grams sliced almonds; 591 milliliters cake flour; 118 milliliters tart dried cherries, finely chopped; 118 milliliters tart dried apricots (we prefer Blenheim), finely chopped; 1 egg plus one egg yolk; 79 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 79 milliliters honey; 118 milliliters raisins, finely chopped; 237 milliliters salted butter, at room temperature; 414 milliliters sugar; 118 milliliters unsalted butter

This recipe serves 35. One portion of this dish contains about 3g of protein, 14g of fat, and a total of 228 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 50 minutes. A mixture of egg plus one egg yolk, honey, heavy whipping cream, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 37

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In a large bowl, cream salted butter with 1/2 cup sugar until light and fluffy.

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Salted Butter

Cream

Sugar

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Add egg and egg yolk and beat to combine. Gradually add flour and mix well (dough will be very soft).

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Egg

Transfer to a floured 16- by 11-in. parchment paper. With a floured rolling pin, roll dough to same size as parchment. Trim any overhang, then transfer dough (on parchment) to a large rimmed baking pan.

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Dough

Roll

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Bake until golden brown, about 12 minutes.

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Remove from oven (leave oven on) and set aside.

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In a medium saucepan over medium heat, stir together unsalted butter, remaining 1 1/4 cups sugar, honey, and cream. Cook mixture, stirring frequently, until it registers 250 on a candy thermometer.

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Unsalted Butter