Panforte Recipe

This is a favourite italian recipe that was given to me years ago by a friend of mine who is married to an italian and gets lots of her great recipes from her mother-in-law. I have to admit to being a lover of italian food as I love the fresh ingredients that goes in nearly all italian cooking. I will share with you some of my favourite ones and this one would have to be one that I love when I want something sweet to eat with a cup of coffee at night.

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup macadamia nuts
1 cup walnuts
1 cup mixed fruit
1/2 cup plain flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
60g butter
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1/4 cup caster sugar
1/4 cup honey

METHOD:

Grease and line a 20cm round cake pan.
In a large bowl, add the nuts and mixed fruit. Sift in flour, cocoa, cinnamon and chilli powder.
In a pan, combine the butter, brown sugar, caster sugar and honey and stir over low to medium heat until it boils.
Add to the flour and nut mixture and stir together until well combined. Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan and bake in a moderate oven (180C) for about 30 minutes. Cool down in the pan then cut into small pieces to serve.