Florentine

Ingredients for 20 servings:

• 100 g almond(s) (flakes)
• 30 g almond(s), grated
• 80 g biscuits (aranzini)
• 90 g powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp vanilla sugar
• 30 g flour
• 125 ml cream
• Cherry(s) (cocktail cherries as decoration)
• 200 g chocolate
• 100 g margarine

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour 30 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 30 minutes

Mix together the flaked almonds, ground almonds, arancini, powdered sugar, vanilla sugar, flour, and cream and use a spoon to place small heaps of the mixture onto a baking sheet lined with baking paper (space the heaps fairly large, as the mixture will spread and create larger discs). Place half a cocktail cherry in the center of each heap and press down. Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for about 20 minutes and allow to cool on the baking sheet (IMPORTANT) (otherwise they will break). Only when the Florentines have cooled down should they be turned over and spread the glaze on the back (soften margarine over a bain-marie and melt the chocolate in it). When the glaze is not yet completely cold, use the tines of a fork to create a wavy pattern in the chocolate glaze.