Panforte di Siena

Name: Panforte di Siena
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 177 milliliters almonds, toasted; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoons cinnamon; 59 milliliters confectioners sugar, optional; 227 grams dried Mission figs, stems removed, sliced into 1/4-inch pieces; 158 milliliters flour; 0 teaspoons ground cloves; 0 teaspoons ground coriander; 0 teaspoons ground ginger; 237 milliliters hazelnuts, toasted; 158 milliliters honey; 1 teaspoons nutmeg; 2 Tbsps finely grated orange zest (from about one medium orange); 158 milliliters sugar; 2 Tbsps unsweetened cocoa powder

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Panforte di Sienan Head to the store and pick up sugar, mission figs, ground cloves, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 300°F. Line cake pan with parchment paper. Grease parchment paper and sides of cake pan liberally with butter or cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Butter

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Baking Paper

Cake Form

Oven

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, black pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, coriander and cocoa powder. Stir in hazelnuts, almonds, zest and figs until combined.

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Black Pepper

Cocoa Powder

Coriander

Hazelnuts

Cinnamon

Almonds

Clove

Ginger

Nutmeg

All Purpose Flour

Figs

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Whisk

Bowl

In a medium saucepan, combine honey and sugar. Cook, stirring occasionally, until it comes to a boil.

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Honey

Sugar

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Let mixture boil for 15 seconds then immediately pour over dry ingredients and stir until combined.

Pour mixture into prepared cake pan and smooth top.

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Bake until batter is bubbling, about 45 minutes.

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Let Panforte cool completely then remove from pan. Dust top of cake with confectioners' sugar, if desired. Panforte will stay fresh, wrapped in plastic wrap, for months.

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Powdered Sugar