In breve
The dish in short
- Whole unpeeled almonds, candied citron and orange peel, type 0 flour, sugar, a little wildflower honey, cinnamon and nutmeg, on a starch wafer.
- Candied fruit is the biggest share, 35–45% of the mixture; almonds at least 18%, flour 14–18%, sugars 18–23% and honey only 2–5%.
- The sugar is dissolved in water and cooked, the fruit mixed in, then the almonds, flour and spices; pressed flat inside a paper band.
- Dusted with flour, baked at 200 °C–230 °C for 13–45 minutes by size, cooled, brushed clean and covered with icing sugar.
- The black version swaps the citron for candied melon, adds pepe dolce to the spices and is dusted with spices instead of sugar.
Il video, Siena, Toscana
Panforte di Siena
The video: Siena's spiced cake of candied fruit and almonds
Siena's spiced Christmas cake, a PGI since 2013: candied citron and orange, whole unpeeled almonds and a little flour, bound with cooked sugar and honey, baked on a starch wafer inside a paper band and dusted with icing sugar. The video is an illustration; the recipe has the exact quantities, temperatures and times.
- Serves
- 16
- Hands-on
- 42 min
- Cooking
- 28 min
- Video
- 11 s
Passo dopo passo
The steps, in photos
The video shows the main moments; these are all 15 steps, as in the recipe.
Altri video
