🇦🇹 Austria recipe
Linzer Torte
The Linzer Torte from the city of Linz is widely considered the oldest known cake in the world, with the earliest recipe dating to 1653. It features a distinctive spiced nut pastry made with ground almonds or hazelnuts, cinnamon, and cloves, filled with a thick layer of sharp redcurrant jam and topped with an elegant lattice crust. Unlike most cakes, the Linzer Torte improves with age, developing deeper flavors over several days.
Prep30 mins + 1 hr chill
Cook45 mins
Serves10
Difficultymedium
Ingredients
- 200g plain flour
- 150g ground almonds or hazelnuts (or a mixture of both)
- 150g unsalted butter, cold and cut into small cubes
- 130g granulated sugar
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Quarter teaspoon ground cloves
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of fine sea salt
- 300g high-quality redcurrant jam (Ribiselmarmelade)
- 1 egg yolk beaten with 1 tablespoon milk for egg wash
- 30g sliced almonds for the border
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 430
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 44 g
- Fat
- 24 g
