Linzertorte Recipe

Name: Linzertorte
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Baking & Desserts
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour; ⅛ teaspoon clove, ground; ¼ teaspoon cinnamon; 1 cup fine ground almonds; ½ cup sugar; 1 teaspoon lemon, rind of, grated; 2 hard egg yolks, cooked, mashed; 1 cup unsalted butter, softened; 2 raw egg yolks, lightly beaten; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 ½ cups thick raspberry jam; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 2 tablespoons light cream; confectioners' sugar

Servings: persons

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
⅛ teaspoon clove, ground
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup fine ground almonds
½ cup sugar
1 teaspoon lemon, rind of, grated
2 hard egg yolks, cooked, mashed
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 raw egg yolks, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups thick raspberry jam
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons light cream
confectioners' sugar

1
Sift flour, cloves and cinnamon together into a deep mixing bowl.
2
Add ground almonds, sugar, lemon peel and mashed egg yolks.
3
With a wooden spoon, beat in butter, raw egg yolks and vanilla.
4
Continue beating until smooth and doughy.
5
Form dough into ball.
6
Wrap in waxed paper and refrigerate at least 1 hour or until firm.
7
Remove about 3/4 of dough and return rest to refrigerator.
8
Lightly butter round cake pan (spring-form, if available).
9
Add dough, and press out to form a 1/4-inch thick shell.
10
Spoon in raspberry jam and spread out evenly with spatula.
11
With floured rolling pin on a floured surface, roll out remaining dough 1/4-inch thick.
12
Cut 1/2 inch wide strips, 2 of them 9-inches long and the rest 8-inches.
13
Lay atop jam in lattice; run knife around sides of pan and press dough at sides down to form a 1/4-inch border.
14
Lightly beat whole egg and cream and coat exposed pastry.
15
Refrigerate 1/2 hour.
16
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
17
Bake torte 45 to 50 minutes until lightly brown.
18
Let cool 5 minutes and sprinkle with confectioners sugar.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 14 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, ⅛ teaspoon clove, ground, ¼ teaspoon cinnamon, 1 cup fine ground almonds, and more.

Yes, Linzertorte falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

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