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Cherry and ginger florentines
Photo: Sorin Gheorghita

Cherry and ginger florentines

10 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Makes 12 openrecipes

This is an expensive treat to buy, but easy to make at home from store cupboard ingredients. Florentines make a wonderful edible gift.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

970
Calories
18g
Protein
28g
Fat
163g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 25g/1oz butter
  • 75g/2½oz caster sugar
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • 75ml/2½fl oz double cream
  • 50g/1¾oz flaked almonds
  • 50g/1¾oz cut mixed peel
  • 2 tbsp stem ginger
  • 1 orange
  • 25g/1oz glace cherries, chopped
  • 100g/3½oz dark chocolate

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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