Name: Walnut Panforte
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups California walnuts; 1/2 cup yellow raisins; 1/2 cup currants; 1/2 cup chopped dried figs; 1/2 cup all purpose flour; zest of one lemon; zest of one orange; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 Teaspoon ground cloves; 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander; 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom; a pinch of white pepper; 3/4 cup Sugar; 3/4 cup honey; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Walnut Panforte

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Total Time 50

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Servings

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups California walnuts
1/2 cup yellow raisins
1/2 cup currants
1/2 cup chopped dried figs
1/2 cup all purpose flour
zest of one lemon
zest of one orange
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 Teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
a pinch of white pepper
3/4 cup Sugar
3/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Instructions

Preparation

1 Heat the oven to 300ºF. Prepare a spring form pan with nonstick spray and line with parchment, and then spray the parchment.2 Coarsely chop the walnuts3 n a bowl, mix the walnuts with the raisins, currants, figs, flour, orange and lemon zest, and spices.4 In a small saucepan on medium heat, heat the sugar, honey, and butter stirring constantly, until it reaches between 242ºF and 248ºF on a candy thermometer (soft ball stage). 5 Immediately pour into the walnut mixture and stir together quickly. Then pour it into the prepared pan and smooth it with a spatula. It hardens quickly so work fast.6 Bake about 30 to 40 minutes, until set.7 Once cool, remove from the pan , peel off parchment and cut into 16 pieces.
Source: Chef Duskie Estes and Chef John Stewart and California Walnut Board