Fake Panforte
Description
This American dessert features Assorted dried fruit*, Assorted nuts**. The flavors come together beautifully. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.Ingredients
Directions
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Chopped medium fine 1 Egg 4 tb Oil or margarine, 1/2 c Flour 1/4 c Caster sugar 1/4 ts Each nutmeg,cloves And ginger 1 pn Salt, generous (You can, of course, use half quantities, but stay with a whole egg).
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(dates, prunes, raisins, apricots etc., but no apples or bananas), stoned or pitted where applicable **(macadamia, almonds, pecan, hazel etc., but not peanuts),
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Mix all the ingredients thoroughly,
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add enough water to
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make a semi-soft dough, and
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let stand for at least 4 hrs.
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By then the dried fruit will have soaked up some of the water and made the dough rather stiff.
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Line big shallow baking form with oiled paper, pour dough and pat it flat and even with a spatula.
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Cover with oiled paper, and bake on medium heat for ca.
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mins.
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This seems a long time, but the aim is to get the finished product as dry as possible without charring.
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This way it keeps indefinitely and tastes nearly as good as the original panforte which is quite hard to find
Nutrition Facts
Servings 1
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 233.2kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 18.6g29%
- Saturated Fat 1.7g9%
- Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
- Sodium 1.7mg1%
- Total Carbohydrate 16.4g6%
- Dietary Fiber 2.4g10%
- Sugars 8.7g
- Protein 5.2g11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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