Old Fashioned Linzer Torte

19 ingredients
17 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 egg, unbeaten
  • 1/2 cup unblanched ground almonds
  • Cream Filling
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup sifted flour
  • 1 1/2 cups scalded milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • Raspberry sauce
  • 1 (12 ounce) package thawed frozen raspberries, undrained
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Directions

  1. 1
    sift togeather flour,sugar,baking powder,salt,cinnamon.
  2. 2
    Cut in brown sugar and butter.
  3. 3
    Add egg and almonds.
  4. 4
    Blend with fork or pastry blender.
  5. 5
    Save 1/2 cup of dough,and chill.
  6. 6
    Press remaning dough into bottom and sides of 8in springform pan.
  7. 7
    (Do not cover rim of pan) Fill with cream filling,top with raspberry sauce.
  8. 8
    Sprinkle remaning dough over top.
  9. 9
    Bake (375) 30 to 35 minutes Cream filling beat egg until fluffy,about 2 monutes.
  10. 10
    Gradually add sugar,beat until thick and lemon colored.
  11. 11
    Blend in 1/4 cup of flour and 1/4 tsp salt.
  12. 12
    Gradually add scalded milk,return to top of double boiler,cook (stirring constantly) until thick.
  13. 13
    Cover and cook 4 to 5 minutes,stirring occsionally.
  14. 14
    Add vanilla,cool.
  15. 15
    Raspberry sauce combine raspberries 2 Tsp sugar,2 Tsp corn starch.
  16. 16
    Add lemon juice,bring to boil,cook 5 minutes,unti it starts to thicken.
  17. 17
    Cool.

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