Linzertorte
- 1/2 cup (about 2 1/2 ounces) hazelnuts
- 1 cup (about 5 ounces) blanched almonds
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- Raspberry Jam (page 393)
- Confectioners sugar, for dusting (optional)
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Spread the hazelnuts in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet; toast, stirring occasionally, until skins begin to split, about 15 minutes.
- Immediately rub hazelnuts vigorously in a clean kitchen towel to remove skins (as much as will come off easily).
- Let cool.
- In a food processor, pulse the hazelnuts and almonds until finely ground.
- (Be careful not to overprocess; you dont want the mixture to become a paste.)
- Transfer to a small bowl; set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt; set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Add the egg yolk and beat 1 minute to combine.
- With mixer on low speed, add ground nuts and the flour mixture all at once; beat until just combined.
- Divide dough in half.
- Set a 9-inch bottomless tart ring on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Using your fingers, press one dough half into the ring to form the bottom and continue 3/4 inch up the sides of pan.
- Chill until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, lightly dust a piece of parchment paper with flour, and roll out the other dough half to a 13-inch round; place on a baking sheet, and chill until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Using an offset spatula, spread the Raspberry Jam evenly over the chilled dough in ring; set aside.
- Using a fluted pastry wheel, cut 3/4-inch-wide strips from chilled round of dough.
- Arrange strips on top of the jam in a lattice pattern.
- Freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350F.
- Bake, rotating pan halfway through, until torte is golden brown all over, about 40 minutes.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool 20 minutes.
- Remove ring and cool torte completely.
- Torte can be kept at room temperature, loosely covered in plastic wrap, for up to 3 days.
- When ready to serve, dust with confectioners sugar, if using.
- A round of linzer dough, richly flavored with ground nuts and a hint of cinnamon, is cut into wide strips with a fluted pastry wheel.
- The strips are laidnot wovenin a simple lattice pattern across the traditional raspberry jam filling.
hazelnuts, blanched almonds, flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, salt, unsalted butter, sugar, egg yolk, confectioners sugar
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/linzertorte-390355 (may not work)