Passover Coconut Macaroon Torte (Bert Greene)
- 4 egg whites
- 1 pinch salt
- 12 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons light rum or 3 tablespoons apple juice
- 1 12 cups sweetened flaked coconut
- 14 cup ground blanched almond
- 2 tablespoons superfine matzo meal
- 12 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly grease a 9" round cake pan, and sprinkle it with matzo meal; shake out the excess.
- Set aside.
- Beat egg whites with salt until soft peaks form.
- Gradually add 1/2 cup of sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, and beat until stiff and shiny.
- Then beat in the rum or apple juice.
- Combine coconut, almonds, superfine matzo meal, and lemon zest in a bowl and fold into the egg whites.
- Spread in the prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees until the top is light brown, about 20 minutes.
- Cool in the pan.
- To serve, sprinkle fruit with about 1/4 cup sugar to create juices, to taste.
- Unmold the torte onto a platter and place fruit on top.
egg whites, salt, sugar, light rum, coconut, ground blanched almond, meal, lemon zest
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/passover-coconut-macaroon-torte-bert-greene-188963 (may not work)