Ill have to be honest and say that Florentines aren't
something I would usually think of making. Firstly they look very fiddly and
secondly they contain mixed peel and I am not really a huge fan, but in the
spirit of following the technical challenges I set out to make these little
biscuits
First of all I melted the butter with the Demerara sugar and golden syrup
Then chopped the nuts and measured out the peel and the cranberries
Then (painstakingly) weighted out every individual one to
make sure that there were 18 individual biscuits
Then baked until golden brown
While cooling I melted the dark chocolate
Then Ben and I slathered the choc on the top
All in all I think I did ok. They are not as difficult to
make as I thought and look really quite impressive so I am pretty pleased with
them. I have even made another batch to take to a dinner party tonight as it
looks like a nice thing to take along with wine. I think they may become a
regular bake in our house!
Next week I think its Croissants, although not yet
confirmed.