Panforte Recipe (Traditional Italian Christmas Cake from Siena)
Panforte is a traditional Italian Christmas cake from Siena, a historic city in Tuscany. This rich and aromatic dessert has very ancient origins, with written records dating back as far as the year 1000.Like many medieval Italian pastries, panforte is made with simple but precious ingredients: dried fruit, candied citrus peel, honey, and warm spices. Cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg give this cake its unmistakable Christmas aroma.
- Time: 35 min
- Servings: 8
Source: Recipes from Italy
Ingredients
- all-purpose flour
- whole almonds, skin on
- candied citron, finely chopped
- candied orange, finely chopped
- tablespoon ground cinnamon
- nutmeg
- whole cloves
- sheet edible wafer paper
- powdered sugar
- acacia honey
- water