فلورنتين آيس كريم ساندويش
Italian 30 Mins Prep · 40 Mins Cook
- Preheat the oven to 180°C, gas mark 4. Line a baking tray with a silicone baking mat or baking paper.
- To make the Florentines, place the almonds in a resealable bag and crush them using a rolling pin.
- In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, honey, cream and cinnamon. Bring to a rolling boil, stirring, until the mixture reaches 118°C on a thermometer.
- Take the pot off the heat and stir in the almonds and quartered glazed cherries.
- Transfer to a bowl to cool for about 15 minutes.
- Have a bowl of cool water on hand as well as a 6cm round cookie cutter.
- Drop small teaspoonfuls of the Florentine batter onto the prepared baking tray, leaving at least 7-10cm between the spoonfuls to allow for spreading.
- With wet fingers, press the almond batter down a little.
- Bake the florentines for approx. 8 minutes, until they have flattened and have browned evenly (you may find rotating the pans halfway through baking promotes even browning).
- Let the florentines sit for 30-90 seconds to set a little (but not fully) then dip the cookie cutter in the cool water and press it into each cookie to cut a precise circle.
- Now allow the cookies to fully cool and use a palette knife to carefully lift them off the tray, carefully pulling away the trimmings.
- Repeat with the remaining batter (and keep the cookie trimming scraps – they are delicious crumbled over ice cream).
- To make the eggnog ice cream, whisk the cream until soft peaks (rather under beat than over beat).
- Beat in the condensed milk, eggnog and spices until the mixture reaches a stiff peak stage.
- Pour into a 23cm x 18cm lined metal tray and freeze until solid.
- Once frozen, remove the ice cream from the freezer and remove it from the mould.
- Using the same cookie cutter for the florentines, cut out circles and sandwich between two florentines.
- Serve immediately or return to the freezer.
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