Panforte and History

February 03, 2015

Panforte is a traditional Christmas Italian (from Siena in Tuscany to be precise) dessert containing fruits and nuts, and resembles fruitcake, only better! Trust me, this is NOT your grandma’s fruitcake. My German friend Angela said it reminded her of a similar Christmas German dessert called Lebkuchen. Panforte allegedly dates back to 13th century Siena. Documents from 1205 show that panforte was paid to the monks and nuns of a local monastery as a tax or tithe which was due on the seventh of F

¾ cups hazelnuts (skinless)
¾ cups almonds
½ cup candied orange peel
? cup dried apricots diced
? cup dried cherries
grated rind of 1 orange
? cup flour
2 TB. cocoa powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
¼ tsp ground coriander
¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
¼ tsp. ground cloves
½ cup sugar
¾ cup honey
Powder sugar for dusting.

Preheat oven to 350'F and line an 8" round cake pan with parchment paper. Place almonds and hazelnuts on a parchment covered baking sheet and toast for about 10 minutes. Lower oven temperature to...
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Nutritions

Calories
166

Sodium
2mg
0% DV

Fat
5g
8% DV

Protein
2g
4% DV

Carbs
31g
10% DV

Fiber
2g
8% DV