Florentines
also called florentine cookies · Florentiner · lace cookies
- Bakery
- serves 24
- about 1 hour
- Cookies
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The table
| Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment | ||||
| 1/4 cup(60 mL)heavy cream | boil in a saucepan to 238°F (114°C) | stir | bake in spoonfuls 350°F (175°C) 10 min | spread on the flat side |
| 4 Tbs(57 g)unsalted butter | ||||
| 1/2 cup(100 g)granulated sugar | ||||
| 2 Tbs(42 g)honey | ||||
| 1 1/2 cups(130 g)sliced almonds | ||||
| 1/3 cup(60 g)candied orange peel | ||||
| 2 Tbs(16 g)all-purpose flour | ||||
| 1/4 tsp(1.5 g)table salt | ||||
| 6 oz(170 g; chopped)dark chocolate | melt | |||
What to lay out
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Pans and tools
Before anything else
2boil in a saucepan to 238°F (114°C)
3stir
goes in with what step 2 made
5melt
Cooking it
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The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 10 mintwo waits that overlap count once
- Needs you
- none givenof the steps that give a time
4 of the 5 steps never say how long they take, so both numbers are floors. The recipe itself says 1 hr.
boil in a saucepan to 238°F (114°C)
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melt
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stir
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bake in spoonfuls 350°F (175°C) 10 min
10 minwalk away(read off the step)from the start
spread on the flat side
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- never timed
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You'll need baking sheets · oven · saucepan
See how it is written
>> title: Florentines
>> category: Cookies
>> tags: almond, chocolate, candied orange, italian, oven
>> counters: Bakery
>> aka: florentine cookies, Florentiner, lace cookies
>> servings: 24
>> time: 1 hour
>> step.2: boil in a saucepan to 238°F (114°C)
>> step.4: bake in spoonfuls 350°F (175°C) 10 min
Heat the #oven{} to 350°F (175°C) and line two #baking sheets{} with parchment.
Bring @heavy cream{1/4%cup}(60 mL), @unsalted butter{4%Tbs}(57 g), @granulated sugar{1/2%cup}(100 g), and @honey{2%Tbs}(42 g) to a boil in a #saucepan{} and cook to 238°F.
Stir @sliced almonds{1 1/2%cup}(130 g), @candied orange peel{1/3%cup}(60 g), @all-purpose flour{2%Tbs}(16 g), and @table salt{1/4%tsp}(1.5 g) into @&(~1)syrup{}.
Bake @&(~1)batter{} in spoonfuls at 350°F for ~{10%min}.
Melt @dark chocolate{6%oz}(170 g; chopped).
Spread @&(~1)melted chocolate{} on the flat side of @&(~2)cooled florentines{}.