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     Title: Mandeltorte (Almond Torte) Recipe
Categories: None
     Yield: 2 tortes

     1 c  Sugar
   1/2 ts Almond Extract
     6    Egg Yolks
     7    Egg Whites
     1    Lemon, Juice & Rind Only
     1 ts Cinnamon
     1 c  Unblanched Almonds, Ground
   1/2 c  Toasted Bread Crumbs
          Lemon Orange Custard Filling
          Confectioner's Sugar, Sifted

 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. All ingredients must be at room
 temperature (70 degrees F) before starting. Sift the flour. Beat the
 egg yolks. Gradually add the sugar to the egg yolks. Beat until
 creamy. Add the lemon rind, lemon juice, cinnamon, ground almonds,
 bread crumbs and almond extract. Whip the egg whites until stiff but
 not dry. Fold the egg whites lightly into the batter. Pour the batter
 into 2 (8") ungreased layer cake pans. Bake about 20 minutes. Cool.
 Carefully(!) remove from the pans. Spread Lemon Orange Custard
 filling between the layers. Sprinkle sifted confectioner's sugar over
 the top.

 Posted By [email protected] (Joel Ehrlich) On rec.food.recipes
 or rec.food.cooking

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