Walnut-Raisin Torte

Name: Walnut-Raisin Torte (Nigvzis Torti)
Yield: Serves 10 to 12
Cuisine: Georgia
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 1 cup plain yogurt; ½ pound (2 sticks) butter, softened; 2½ cups shelled walnuts; ½ cup white grape juice; 3½ cups unbleached white flour; ½ cup sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 cups raisins

Nigvzis Torti

Preparation info

Serves
10 to 12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Georgian Feast

By Darra Goldstein

Published 1999

About

This rich and impressive torte is like baklava with a cookie-dough crust. To intensify the raisiny flavor of the filling, the syrup is made from grape juice instead of honey.

Ingredients

½ pound (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 cup sugar

Asia
Georgia
Dessert
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

In a bowl cream together the butter and ½ cup sugar; beat in the yogurt. Stir in the flour and mix well. Shape the dough into a ball and chill for at least 6 hours, or overnight.

Preheat the oven to 350°F</