Panforte Recipe

Ingredients:
150g hazelnuts
150g almonds
100g glace cherries
75g sultanas
100g dates, quartered
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1½ tsp mixed spice
50g plain flour
60g cocoa Powder sifted
25g butter
150g honey
150g brown sugar
To serve icing sugar

Method:
1. Pre heat the oven to 170˚/ gas mark 3.
2. Grease and line the base of a 20cm (8”) round sandwich tin with baking parchment.
3. Put the butter, honey and brown sugar in a saucepan and cook on a low heat until melted.
4. Put all the fruit, nuts, flour, cocoa powder and spices in a bowl.
5. Combine the melted ingredients in with the fruit and nut mixture.
6. Transfer to the sandwich tin and press down with the back of a spoon
7. Bake in the oven for 45 minutes or until bubbling.
8. Remove from the oven and leave to cool. Remove from the tin and dust with icing sugar.