Orange and Almond Florentines - by Martin
This biscuit recipe is a delicious combination of nuts, fruits, and dark chocolate. These are great to make when you have visitors coming over on short notice.
Ingredients
- 2 egg whites
- 1 cup of icing sugar
- 2 tablespoons of orange rind
- 1 cup of dark eating chocolate, melted
- 2 cups of flaked almonds
- vegetable oil
Cooking Instructions
Preheat the oven 350 ° F (180 ° C).
Combine the cherries, icing sugar, egg whites and orange rind in a mixing bowl, and mix all the ingredients thoroughly.
Place 1 1/2 tablespoon portions of mixture evenly spread apart on baking paper which you have lightly brushed with vegetable oil. Dip a fork in cold water and press on each biscuit to ensure they are very thin layers.
Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Allow to cool down on oven tray.
Spread base of each biscuit with melted chocolate. To melt the chocolate, use a heatproof bowl that just fits in a small saucepan. Add enough water to the pan and bring the water to a boil. Chop the chocolate roughly and place in bowl over the pan of boiling water. Stir constantly until the chocolate is melted, then apply to the base of each biscuit.
