Linzer Torte Recipe
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Linzer Torte

By: SMUCKER'S® 
"This is a beautiful and tasty tart-like dessert, made by layering fruit preserves on a crumbly almond and lemon butter crust. "

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (3)

Prep Time:
50 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 10 servings
 

Ingredients

  • Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
  • 1 cup slivered almonds
  • 1 1/4 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 3/4 cup Smucker's® Apricot Preserves, divided
  • 1/4 cup SMUCKER'S® Red Raspberry Preserves

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Spray a 9-inch round tart pan with removable bottom with no-stick cooking spray.
  3. Finely chop the almonds in a food processor. Add flour and sugar, pulsing to combine. Separate one egg; set aside egg white.
  4. Add egg yolk, remaining whole egg, butter, lemon peel and almond extract to flour mixture. Process or mix until dough forms a ball.
  5. Remove scant 1/3 of dough. Flatten, wrap and refrigerate for at least 1/2 hour or until manageable. Press remaining dough in bottom and 1-inch up sides of the prepared tart pan. Spread 1/2 cup apricot preserves evenly over dough.
  6. Roll remaining dough on floured surface or between sheets of waxed paper, into a 9 1/2 x 5-inch rectangle. Cut into ten (1/2-inch-wide) strips. Place one strip across center of torte. Place second strip on each side, about 2 inches in from edge. Repeat in other direction. Place a strip between center and edge strips in each direction. Press strips to edge. Trim off evenly with knife or pastry wheel. Brush strips with reserved egg white.
  7. Spoon remaining apricot preserves and raspberry preserves in alternate spaces between strips.
  8. Bake 30 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Cool 10 minutes. Remove sides of pan. Serve warm or cool.

Footnotes

  • Tip: If crust bubbles up during baking, poke with wooden tooth pick to break bubbles.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 317 | Total Fat: 15.7g | Cholesterol: 67mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 7, 2009 by Andrea C. Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Excellent recipe! Relatively easy to prepare and gets rave reviews. Impressive as a finale to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 9, 2010 by Monique South Africa   view full review
I am German (although this is a Austrian tart) ha ha....but jokes aside.., it works fantastic...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 16, 2010 by john   view full review
fantastic flavors and easy to make except for the lattice. I have a horrible time trying to...

 

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