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The Great British Bake Off saw the remaining contestants bake chocolate Florentines for one of their challenges in the tent The bakers had to make 36 identical chocolate Florentines to be judged by renowned bakers Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood
Prue made it clear that these delicate cookies are all about the snap, and one baker even pocketed the first Hollywood handshake of the season
Lottie Bedlow, 31, was the first GBBO baker of this year to receive the coveted handshake from Judge Paul Hollywood for her « Florentine Quarantine »
Speaking to host Noel Fielding after the intense moment, Lottie said: « I didn’t feel anything, just felt very shocked
The Great British Bake Off may have inspired you to step into the kitchen and cook for yourself, and you can try making Florentines yourself with the recipe below
We usually use hazelnuts and almonds, as well as candied cherries for a crunchy crunchy cookie
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To make the cookies, put the butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl and beat with an electric whisk until creamy
Remove from heat and whisk in the flour, then stir in the cherries and almonds Set aside to cool and firm up a bit
Then pour the dough onto a floured work surface and roll it out to the thickness of a £ 1 coin
Using a six-centimeter fluted cookie cutter, stamp out as many circles as possible, then crumple toppings, rewind and stamp a little more
Transfer to the baking sheet and place some of the Florentine mixture on each cookie until completely used up Bake on the middle rack for 12 to 15 minutes until the cookies are golden brown and the filling has melted
Let cool on foil for at least 15 minutes While cookies cool, melt chocolate in a small heatproof bowl suspended over a pot of water simmering gently, or in small bursts in microwave
Dip each cookie about a third of the way in the chocolate, then return to the baking sheet to set
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