Gluten-Free Panforte Slice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup gluten-free plain flour, sifted
1 teaspoon mixed spice
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
200 g dried figs, chopped
100 g raisins
100 g macadamias
100 g blanched almonds
2/3 cup honey
1/3 cup caster sugar
200 g dairy-free chocolate, broken
icing sugar, sifted, for dusting

Preparation

Preheat oven to 180\u00b0C or 160\u00b0C fan. Grease and line a 20cm square cake pan. Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
Combine honey and sugar in a medium saucepan and stir over low heat to dissolve sugar. Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove and stir in chocolate to melt.
Quickly stir into dry mixture. Lightly knead ingredients to combine. Press into pan and flatten top. Bake for 25 minutes, or until just firm. Cool in pan. Dust with icing sugar and cut into squares.