Catholic Cuisine |
Posted: 24 Jul 2018 12:05 AM PDT
Tarta de Santiago
Ingredients:
5 eggs
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 1/2 cups almond flour
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
zest of 1/2 lemon
butter
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In mixing bowl beat eggs and then sugar and almond extract. Add almond flour, cinnamon, and lemon zest. Mix until all dry ingredients are moist. Spoon batter into buttered scallop shells. The shells are available at many craft stores and kitchen stores, as well as online outlets like Amazon. Batter makes approximately 8 mini cakes. For stability and ease of getting them in and out of oven, place filled shells on baking sheet. Bake for 20-25 minutes until browned and cooked through. Test with toothpick.
Let cakes cool. Sprinkle with powdered sugar using a sifter to distribute. A paper template of the Santiago cross can be placed on the shell before sprinkling then removed. This leaves a cross outline on the tarta. Cross template with instructions are linked here.
St. James, Pray for us!
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