Panforte di Siena is a traditional Sienese dessert characterized by a soft texture and intense flavor. This dessert is made with a mixture of flour, walnut kernels, sugar, almonds, candied orange, candied citron, candied black melon, cinnamon, vanilla powder, coriander, and cloves. It is baked in a pan with flour and cinnamon and served on wafers. It is a perfect dessert to enjoy during the Christmas holidays.
Blanch the walnuts and almonds in boiling water, then plunge them into cold water and peel them
Toast the nuts in a hot oven for 5 minutes, then chop them
Place the chopped nuts on a pastry board, mix in the candied fruits cut into pieces, cinnamon, vanilla powder, coriander, cloves, and flour, and knead
Heat the sugar in a saucepan until it forms lumps, then add it to the dough and work it again to obtain a consistent mixture
Place the dough in a baking pan lined with wafers, level it so that it has a rather low thickness, then sprinkle the surface with a mixture of flour and cinnamon
Bake the cake in the oven at 140 degrees for half an hour, then let it cool on a rack
If you don't consume it all in one day, wrap it in aluminum foil: it will keep for about a month
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Italia, Toscana
| Energy (kcal) | 434.6 |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 62.76 |
| of which Sugars (g) | 54.61 |
| Fat (g) | 18.07 |
| of which Saturates (g) | 1.49 |
| Protein (g) | 6.81 |
| Fiber (g) | 3.46 |
