Linzertorte

Preparation info
  • Makes

    One

    9- or 10 inch Torte
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Cooking

By James Peterson

Published 2007

  • About

A linzertorte is sometimes considered a cake even though it’s really much more like a tart A linzertorte has a lattice top that allows the moisture on the inside of the torte to evaporate. A traditional linzertorte is made with linzer dough, which has almond flour in it and ends up being very delicate and fragile to the tooth. The problem is that linzer dough can be almost impossible to roll and the requisite almond flour impossible to find without a mail-order source. So this version is ma