Linzer Torte
Ready In: 1 hr
Serves: 12
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 eggs, separated
- 1⁄2 lb almonds, ground
- 1 tablespoon brandy
- 1 lemon, juice and zest of, grated
- 2 cups flour, sifted
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 cups jam (flavor of your choice) or 2 cups preserves (flavor of your choice)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Beat egg yolks.
- Whip egg whites to stiff peaks.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add beaten egg yolks, almonds and brandy and lemon rind and juice.
- Sift flour and baking powder together and add gradually to creamed mixture.
- Fold in stiffly-beaten egg whites.
- Roll out 2/3 of the dough and line a 9" springform pan, with the bottom thicker than sides.
- Fill with jam.
- Roll remaining dough, cut into strips and place into crisscrosses on top.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
- Before serving, fill any hollows with jam.
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