Swedish Manor House Apple Torte (Herregardstarta)
- 2-1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp. cold water
- 2 lb. tart cooking apples, about 6
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- 1/2 cup chopped toasted filberts*
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup chopped toasted filberts*
- powdered sugar to dust over top (optional)
- 1-1/2 cup whipping cream
- 2 tbsp. powdered sugar
- Measure flour into mixing bowl or work bowl of food processor fitted with the steel blade.
- Cut butter into slices and rub into flour, or process until mixture is the texture of coarse crumbs.
- Add salt, sugar, egg, and water; mix or process until dough forms.
- Wrap dough in plastic and chill about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Divide dough into 2 parts and roll each part to make a circle 12 inches in diameter.
- Fit 1 circle into a lightly greased 10-inch springform pan, bringing up the edge inside the pan about 1 inch all around.
- Pare, core, and slice the apples.
- Lay in an even circle on top of the pastry in the pan, overlapping slices; make two layers of apples and sprinkle each layer with half of the sugar, raisins, and nuts.
- Top with second round of pastry.
- Press pastry around edges to seal to the bottom layer of pastry.
- Cream the butter and sugar for the topping and add the chopped nuts.
- Spread this over the top crust and pierce all over with a fork.
- Place pan on another large rimmed pan to catch any butter that may ooze out between pieces of the springform pan.
- Bake for 45 to 50 minutes until golden brown.
- Cool to room temperature.
- Dust with powdered sugar if desired.
- Serve plain or softly whip the cream with the powdered sugar and spread over the torte.
- *To toast nuts, spread on a baking sheet.
- Place in oven set at 300 F. Bake 5 to 10 minutes until toasted.
flour, unsalted butter, salt, sugar, egg, cold water, tart cooking apples, sugar, golden raisins, unsalted butter, brown sugar, powdered sugar, whipping cream, powdered sugar
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/19927 (may not work)