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Panaforte

Wrap each individual square in clear cellophane and tie with a pretty gift tag.

Wrap each individual square in clear cellophane and tie with a pretty gift tag.

Cooking Time

Cook: 2 Hours

Cooking Time

Serves: 16

Cooking Time

Price: 50p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 85g serving contains

Energy
1633kj
390kcal
19%
Fat
18g
Med
26%
Saturates
3.1g
Med
16%
Sugars
43g
High
48%
Salt
0.19g
Low
3%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
1921kj/459kcal

Ingredients

100g pack Asda Mixed Hazelnuts

150g pack Asda Blanched Almonds

75g Walnuts

75g shelled pistachios

200g dried figs

200g pack Asda Mixed Peel

75g plain flour

2 level tbsp cocoa

1 level tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 level tsp grated nutmeg

225g caster sugar

225g clear honey

50g butter

50g icing sugar

Method

1
Pre-heat the oven to 160C/140C Fan/Gas 3. Line a 20cm square cake tin with baking paper. Place the hazlenuts on a baking tray and the other nuts on another tray. Cook in the oven for 6-9 minutes or until golden. Rub the papery brown skins off the hazelnuts with kitchen paper. Chop all the nuts and put in a bowl.
2
Using kitchen scissors, cut the figs to the size of raisins. Mix the figs, nuts and peel in a bowl.
3
Mix the flour, cocoa, cinnamon and nutmeg in a different bowl. Add to the fruit and nuts.
4
Put the sugar, honey and butter in a pan and heat slowly, stirring until the butter has melted and the sugar dissolved. Simmer gently for 2-3 minutes.
5
Add it to the dry ingredients and mix well. Turn the mixture into the tin and level the top. Bake for 35-40 minutes. Leave to cool.
6
Dust with icing sugar before cutting into 16 pieces.