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Florentines

8-10 mins Cook
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These are the kind of biscuits that feel right at home in any kitchen—simple, generous, and full of good things. A warm mixture of butter, brown sugar and syrup brings everything together, coating the nuts and pieces of ginger in a rich, slightly sticky sweetness. As they bake, they spread and turn a deep golden colour, with crisp edges and a lovely snap. A drizzle of chocolate over the top finishes them off nicely. They’re just the thing with a cup of tea, and keep well in a tin for a few days—if they last that long.

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Florentines

Florentines

katrina
prep time
10 mins
cooking time
8-10 mins
servings
30-40
total time
20 mins

Equipment

  • Large saucepan

  • wooden spoon 

  • spatula

  • weighing scales

  • food processor or scissors 

  • parchment paper

Ingredients

  • 100g Gem soft dark brown sugar

  • 100g golden syrup (molasses or corn syrup in America)

  • 100g butter

  • 100g Gem crystallised ginger

  • 400g of mixed nuts - I used pistachios, hazelnuts, Brazil nuts and blanched almonds 

  • 100g Gem plain flour 

  • 200-300g Gem chocolate chips

Instructions

1
Preheat the oven to 180°C fan. 
2
Add sugar, golden syrup and butter to the saucepan and heat until everything is melted and combined. Turn off the heat. 
3
Chop the crystallised ginger - you can do this by hand or with a food processor.
4
 Chop the nuts - add to the food processor after blitzing the ginger, or cut by hand with a scissors - this is laborious but it works well too.
5
Add the nuts to the saucepan and mix well with the wooden spoon. When fully mixed add the flour and repeat until everything is fully combined. 
6
Add the mix in spoonfuls to a baking sheet, making sure to leave space between each, as they spread quite a lot. 
7
Bake for 8-10 minutes. Remove from the oven and shape while still warm. Then leave to cool fully. 
8
Finally melt the chocolate in the bag and cut a small corner off. Use to squiggle lines of chocolate in top of the biscuits. 

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