Florentiner à la Mama

Name: Florentiner à la Mama
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 44
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon almond extract; 113 grams bittersweet chocolate; 473 milliliters sliced and blanched almonds; 59 milliliters all-purpose flour; 3 Tbsps heavy cream; 1 teaspoon salt; 237 milliliters sugar; 118 milliliters unsalted butter

Florentiner à la Mama might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 44. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 1g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 91 calories. Head to the store and pick up salt, butter, blanched almonds, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

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Oven

In a food processor, grind together 1 1/2 cups of the almonds, the flour, and the salt. You want a fine chop but you do not want topulverize the almonds into a flour or churn it into a paste; there should be some nice bits of almond still visible. Set aside in a bowl alongwith the remaining 1/2 cup of unchopped almonds.

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Almonds

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Food Processor

Bowl

In a saucepan over low heat, combine the sugar, honey, cream, and butter. Stir until the sugar has completely dissolved.

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Butter

Cream

Honey

Sugar

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Sauce Pan

Raise the heat to medium-high and clip on a candy thermometer.

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Candy

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Candy Thermometer

Heat the mixture to 235°F.

Remove the pan from the heat and immediately stir in the almond mixture. Wait a minute for the batter to cool to the touch, and then stir in the almond extract.

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Almond Extract

Almonds

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Frying Pan

While the batter is still warm and pliable, scoop it in teaspoons onto a parchment-lined sheet pan. I use a teaspoon scoop for 2-inch round cookies. Space the cookies a few inches apart because they’ll spread.

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Spread

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Frying Pan

Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.

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Oven

Alternatively, press the batter into a heart-shaped cake mold sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Bake for 20 minutes, or until the edges are brown.

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Oven

While the cookies cool, place the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring between each session andcontinuing until the chocolate is completely melted.

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Chocolate