Panforte, a spiced Tuscan Christmas treat

Also an easy, delicious homemade gift.

I love fruit cakes of all kinds. Fruit breads too, come to think of it. If it’s packed full of any kind of preserved fruit, chances are, I will be keen to try it. One of the things the guests at our last workshop loved the most was a little taste of the panforte from our local coffee shop — it is indeed a good one but it is costly; a good chunk can set …