At the weekend I made a variation of her Florentines, which turned out great so I'll definitely be making more just before Christmas to give away as gifts
Leave the florentines to cool before lifting onto a cooling rack using a palette knife (if the florentines have been baked on greased baking trays, then allow them to harden for a few moments only before lifting onto cooling racks to cool completely)
I replaced the candied orange peel with the same quantity of supermarket brand luxury dried mixed fruit left over from Christmas (which claimed on the packet that it was great for making chocolate Florentines) and I used flaked almonds instead of slivered, because that's all I had (and I wasn't running to the shop to buy anything
Remove the baking sheets from the oven and leave the florentines to cool until they are firm enough to be taken off the sheets without breaking, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool futher
The first of these was Florentines, which were to be a birthday present. Turn Florentines over and use a spoon to carefully cover the backs in chocolate
Festive Soured Cherry Florentines. Using the silicone moulds saves quite a bit of faff as you don't need to attempt to coat the underside of the Florentines with the chocolate
Florentines. The florentines maintained their shape in the oven rather than than congealing together in one great posh-Italian-biscuit mess on the baking trays
chocolate mousse, with the (not necessarily so French) inclusion of some Ottolenghi orange florentines, which I figured might be a fitting accompaniment
Florentines. I absolutely bloomin’ well love Bakewell Tart. Now we are all clear about that fact you can make your very own courtesy of Mr Paul Hollywood’s recipe for Bakewell Tart which is taken from his brand new book called British Baking
This week's technical challenge was another Mary Berry recipe - Florentines. I've never eaten or seen Florentines before and they certainly look tricky as they are so thin
so after my attempt at florentines from biscuit week, i had a go at a self saucing dessert. with a sweet tooth like mine, you can't help being excited for bake off dessert week
White Chocolate Florentines with Cranberries & Pistachios. White Chocolate Florentines This recipe should make approximately 12 x 7cm Florentines. 7cm Florentines
Not everyone fared so well on the technical challenge of Mary Berry’s Florentines but I would have quiet happily have scoffed any one of them with a cuppa
White Chocolate Florentines with Cranberries & Pistachios. White Chocolate Florentines This recipe should make approximately 12 x 7cm Florentines. 7cm Florentines
), though I did make fruity coconut florentines last year. So the second week of GBBO is Biscuits. Not something I make that often really (I prefer cake
Christmas Florentines. A little over a week ago, I put a call out for food bloggers the world over to share the recipes they’re most proud of from 2014
I used a mixture of digestive biscuits and leftover florentines to make the base, you can use whatever biscuits you prefer, nearly any biscuit will work
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