What is Pantofe?

PanFORTE, sometimes written as Mr. Forte, is Italian confectionery or torte. It is a bit difficult to decide whether to call this Italian dessert cake or candy. It has a rich, dense, chewing nature, much more like a candy than a cake. The name deteriorates the matter, because in translation it means strong bread , and there is definitely little about Mr. Forte, which resembles bread. Whether you decide to call it, dessert definitely inspires a Scottish black bun, similar to confectionery surrounded by a layer of pastry.

Christmas was once a traditional time for this dessert, but now it is produced and certainly enjoys all year. Recipes for dessert date back to the beginning of the 12th century, and most food historians believe that PanFore came in Siena. Further evidence is found in the alternative name of desserts, Siena Cake or PanFORTE di Siena. One beautiful story of origin suggests that Torte made even earlier nuns in the 11th Century, and that the spicy smell of the bowl was used to leaveBlack.

Recipes for this round, low and thick cake may vary slightly. It is mainly a combination of nuts (mainly almonds, pine nuts and hazelnuts), raisins, lemon, honey, small amounts of flour, sometimes eggs and generous amounts of sweet spices. PanFORE can also include black pepper, even if it is not. The cakes are almost always round, even if you buy them in local Deli or in bakeries, you can often buy them in individual slices. It is also traditional to allow PanFORE to rest a few days before consuming to intensify and mix its tastes.

biting into PanFORTE slices reveals a fascinating and complex texture and taste. Some consider a taste comparable to a coin, although dessert usually does not contain alcohol. It is thick and chewing, with lots of Crunchytss and is extremely dense. Some are reminiscent of a fruit cake when they try this confectioneryU, although there is no jump and very small flour in the recipe. You could almost call it distilled fruit cake because it is not a damp dessert.

The simplest Panforts are only given to sprinkle powder sugar at the top and are served fully cool, usually, as mentioned, a few days after they were baked. Many of them are enthusiastic about the complexity of the taste of chocolate versions that add even greater richness and texture. You can often find a simplifying version in gourmet grocery stores or the Italian delis in the US, but it is a little harder to find a chocolate variant.

chocolate lovers should not despair because there are a number of recipes online and you can usually order a type of chocolate from food importers on the Internet. Although dessert is often imported from Italy, in the US and elsewhere there are several companies that create their own versions. However, the lovers of this Italian hoconfection may indicate that if you want TRUE PANFORE, you have to buy authentic versions made in Siena.