Hazelnut Citrus Torte
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, more for oiling pan
- 200 grams granulated sugar (1 cup)
- 95 grams hazelnut or almond flour (1 cup plus 1 tablespoon)
- 30 grams quinoa flour (1/3 cup)
- 4 large eggs, separated
- 2 tablespoons grated lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
- 2 grams salt (1/4 teaspoon)
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line the bottom of an 8- or 9-inch springform pan with parchment and brush pan with olive oil.
- Combine a third of the sugar (about 1/3 cup), the hazelnut flour and the quinoa flour in a bowl.
- In another bowl, use an electric mixer to whip another third of the sugar with the egg yolks on medium speed until thick and pale yellow in color, about 5 minutes.
- Beat in 1/4 cup olive oil, the lemon zest and the citrus juices.
- Fold in the dry ingredients.
- In a clean bowl, use an electric mixer to beat egg whites and salt until frothy.
- Beat in remaining sugar on high speed until stiff peaks form, about 2 to 5 minutes.
- Fold a third of the egg-white mixture into batter.
- Gently fold in remaining egg-white mixture in 2 batches.
- Pour batter into pan.
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cool.
- Remove pan sides.
- Invert pan, remove parchment and turn cake right side up onto a plate.
extravirgin olive oil, sugar, hazelnut, flour, eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice, orange juice, salt
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1016218 (may not work)