Recipe for cooking linzer torte

Desserts to Go with Coffee and Tea :: Tortes and Trifles

Linzer Torte

1 c. butter
1 c. sugar
3 eggs, separated
1 lemon, grated rind and juice
1 Tbsp. brandy
1/2 lb. almonds, chopped fine
2 c. all-purpose flour, sifted 3 times
1 tsp. baking powder
1 (12 ounce) jar jam or preserves

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cream butter and sugar well. Add yolks, flavoring and almonds. Add flour mixed with baking powder, and fold in the stiffly beaten whites. Roll out or pat two-thirds of the dough in a greased and floured 9-in. springform pan having the dough a little thicker on the bottom than the sides. Fill with jam. Roll remaining dough. Cut in strips and place crisscross on top. Bake for 40 mins..

Before serving, fill hollows on top with jam.