Hazelnut Linzer Torte
- 1/2 pound whole hazelnuts
- 1/2 pound granulated sugar
- 1/2 pound sweet butter
- 1/2 pound all purpose flour mixed with 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 pound melted cooked bittersweet chocolate
- 1 to 2 eggs
- 6 ounces of seedless raspberry jam
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Roast the hazelnuts until they smell toasty.
- Remove from oven and let cool for a few minutes.
- Rub off the skins and cool the nuts another 15 minutes.
- In a food processor grind the nuts with the sugar until finely ground but not pasty.
- With your hands work in the butter, flour and chocolate together.
- Add the eggs, one at a time.
- You just need the egg to hold the dough together; you may need only 1.
- Butter a 13 1/2 x 5 x 2 1/2 inch deep meatloaf pan.
- Spread about 2/3 of dough in the bottom and up the sides of the pan, spread the jam in the middle and top with more dough.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes, reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake 5 minutes more, then reduce heat to 300 and bake for 1 hour longer or 1 1/4 hours in all.
- To test insert a cake tester in dough and it should come out dry.
- Can be made days ahead of time.
hazelnuts, sugar, sweet butter, baking powder, chocolate, eggs, raspberry
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/hazelnut-linzer-torte-recipe.html (may not work)