Recipe courtesy of Rudolf Rosier
Florentines
- Yield: 10 servings
- Total: 40 min
- Prep: 30 min
- Cook: 10 min
Ingredients
5 ounces sugar
5 ounces butter
1 1/2 ounces honey
1 3/4 ounces whipping cream
6 ounces almonds, finely chopped
1-ounce candied orange rind, chopped
3/4-ounce bread flour
1/2-ounce vanilla
1/4-ounce salt
Pastry cream, optional, see Cook's Note*
Melted Chocolate, optional, see Cook's Note*
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Combine the sugar, butter, honey, and whipping cream in a saucepan. Bring ingredients to a boil. Remove from heat and add the almonds, candied orange rind, bread flour, vanilla, and salt. Mix all ingredients.
- Spoon mixture by tablespoons, 3 inches apart, onto a greased or paper-lined pan.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Roll cooled Florentines into desired shapes.
Cook’s Note
Chef Rosier suggests filling Florentines with pastry cream and dipping the tips in chocolate.