Palaeo Treats

October 8th - The pressure was on. I was heading away to see the kids at uni...and nephew...so I needed to take them a wee edible treat. Out came the trusty digestives and I easily made a mallow log and some chocolate tiffin. But what to make for a son who follows a Palaeo diet. No grains. No sugar! Help! Then I remembered getting a scrumptious gift of Florentines from one of the children in my class and started investigating different recipes. There were lots of variations but here is my recipe for Florentines. I melted 50g of butter with 1/3 cup of maple syrup and boiled it a bit until it thickened. Then off the heat, I added a tablespoon of cream. To this mix I added flaked almonds, cranberries, chopped crystallised ginger, pistachios, some cinnamon, grated orange zest....anything goes! I did add a heaped teaspoon of flour just to bind the mixture. They did not take long to bake in the oven and then when they were cool I covered one side in dark chocolate. They were an early taste of Christmas!