Nutty Florentine bars - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 225g salted butter, at room temperature
• 175g golden caster sugar
• ¼ tsp almond extract
• 200g plain flour, plus 1 tbsp extra
• 100g ground rice
• 75ml double cream
• 50g toasted flaked almonds
• 25g whole blanched almonds
• 25g walnuts, roughly chopped
• 25g pecans
• 25g blanched hazelnuts, halved
• 50g glacé cherries, sliced
• 25g dried cherries
• 50g dark chocolate, melted