579. Torta Ricciolina II

Almond Cake II

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Pellegrino Artusi

Published 1998

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Make a shortcrust pastry97 dough with the following ingredients:

Ingredients

  • 170 grams (about 6 ounces) of flour
  • 70 grams (about 2-⅓

Method

Use some of the shortcrust pastry dough to make a layer the thickness of a coin on the bottom of a copper baking pan 20 or 21 (about 7-¾ or 8-¼ inches) centimeters in diameter (grease the pan with butter first). On top of the layer of pastry, pour a marzipan made with the following ingredients:

Crush the almonds with the sugar in a mortar. Add the candied ora