Swedish Nut Torte Glomminge Torte Recipes

Steps:

• Place nuts in a food processor and grind until finely ground.
• In a bowl beat 1/2 cup of sugar and 1/4 cup of the butter until blended. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in the ground nuts, lemon juice, lemon peel and all but 2 tablespoons of the flour.
• In a deep bowl beat egg whites with a mixer on high speed until soft peeks form. Gradually beat in 1/4 cup sugar until the whites hold stiff, shiny peaks. Gently fold the whites into the yolk mixture.
• Spoon the batter into a buttered and floured 9-inch cheesecake pan with removable rim. Bake in a 350 degree oven until the torte is very lightly browned and the center feels just barely firm to the touch, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• To prepare the topping, in a medium sized pot melt remaining 1/2 cup butter over a medium heat. Add the remaining sugar, flour and nuts. Stir the mixture until bubbling. Immediately spoon the toffee topping evenly over hot torte, pushing nuts with a spoon to arrange decoratively. Return to oven and bake until nuts and topping are slightly more brown, about 15 to 20 minutes longer.
• Cool torte in the pan for 10 minutes, then run a knife inside the pan rim to release. Remove pan rim. Serve torte warm or cool.
• TIP: PAN ROASTING ALMONDS
• Spread shelled nuts in a single layer on a baking pan. Bake in a 350 degree oven, stirring often, until golden, about 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Line an 11 x 17- inch jelly-roll pan with parchment and butter the paper.
• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter and 1 cup of the sugar until fluffy and light.
• Add the egg yolks and beat until very light in texture.
• Stir in the flour, baking powder, and milk.
• Spread the batter in the prepared pan.
• Sprinkle half of the nuts on top.
• In a medium-sized bowl, beat the egg whites and the remaining sugar until stiff, to form a meringue.
• Spread the meringue over the batter.
• Top with the remaining nuts.
• Bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
• Remove from the pan, peel off the parchment paper, and cool.
• Cut the cake into two equal halves.
• TO PREPARE THE FILLING, in a large bowl, whip the cream and sugar until stiff peaks form.
• Spread half of the whipped cream over one half of the torte, MERINGUE--SIDE UP.
• Cover with the other half of the torte, MERINGUE--SIDE UP.
• Before serving, top with the remaining whipped cream and the chopped nuts.
• Garnish with strawberries, if desired.
• 16 servings.
• Scandinavian Feasts.

Steps:

• Mix sour cream, lemon zest and juice in a medium bowl. Combine eggs, dill, onion and capers (if using) in another medium bowl. Stir in half of the sour cream mixture.
• Add trout, celery, parsley, caraway seeds (if using) and pepper to the remaining sour cream mixture.
• To assemble sandwiches: Divide the egg mixture among 4 slices of bread. Top with bread, then spread with the trout mixture. Top with the remaining bread. Cut each sandwich in half and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Grease and flour the bottom of an 8-inch square pan.
• In mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, orange zest, dates and nuts.
• In a small mixing bown, beat the egg with the vanilla extract until foamy.
• Gradually add white and brown sugar.
• Beat until thick and lemon-colored.
• Stir into date/nut mixture.
• Spoon batter into pan.
• Bake 25-30 minutes, until lightly browned.
• Cool; cut into servings and top with ice cream or whipped topping.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat egg yolks and sugar until thick and lemon-colored. Stir in nuts. In another bowl, beat egg whites and salt until stiff peaks form. Fold a small amount into batter until no streaks of white remain; add remaining egg whites. , Pour into an ungreased 9-in. springform pan. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. Invert pan; cool completely. , Just before serving, remove sides of pan. If desired, drizzle with icing, sprinkle with nuts and garnish with mint.

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine raisins and walnuts and blend until well blended and moist. (This will take a few minutes and you may see it forming a ball. Just make sure the raisins come out looking like a fudgy mixture and are not still grainy).
• In a food processor, combine dates and lemon juice until smooth and creamy.
• Spread the frosting on top of the torte.
• Sprinkle on chopped walnuts (optional).
• May or may not refrigerate before serving. Firmer for cutting if refrigerated.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Pour into 3 parchment-lined 9-in. round baking pans; set aside., In a large bowl, beat egg whites on medium speed until foamy. Gradually beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Add vanilla. Fold in 1/2 cup walnuts. Spread meringue evenly over cake batter; sprinkle with remaining walnuts. , Bake at 325° for 30-35 minutes or until meringue is lightly browned. Cool on wire racks for 10 minutes (meringue will crack). Loosen edges of cakes from pans with a knife. Using 2 large spatulas, carefully remove 1 cake to a serving plate, meringue side up. Carefully remove remaining cakes, meringue side up, to wire racks. , In a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Gradually add confectioners' sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Carefully spread half the filling over cake on serving plate; top with half the raspberries. Repeat layers. Top with remaining cake. Store in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• Combine butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolk and flour and stir until smooth.
• Place dough in refrigerator for one hour.
• To make filling, combine butter and sugar until smooth. Add almonds, eggs and food coloring and mix until well blended.
• Butter an 8 inch pie tin.
• Remove dough from refrigerator and roll out to fit the pie tin and then spread the filling evenly over the crust.
• Bake in a slow oven - 250F - for 30 minutes. Cool in the tin.
• When cool, sprinkle with powdered sugar or spread with a simple icing (1/2 c powdered sugar and 1 tablespoons water).
• OPTIONAL: you can make these into small tarts instead. Follow same steps but bake in 375F oven for 20 minutes. These are called Mazarins.

Steps:

• Mix ingredients in order given in a large mixing bowl then fold in apples and nuts.
• Spread in a 9 X 13" pan.
• Bake at 350° for 40 to 50 minutes.

Steps:

• For cake: In bowl, sift ¾ cup of the sugar with the flour; in large bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form; beat in almond extract and remaining sugar, 2 tblsps at a time, until stiff and glossy peaks form; sift flour mixture over top, ¼ at a time, gently folding in after each addition; fold in chopped pecans; scrape into ungreased 10-inch (4L) tube pan; run spatula through batter to eliminate any large air pockets; smooth top.
• Bake in centre of preheated 350F (180C) oven until top springs back when lightly touched, 45-60 minutes; invert pan; let stand on legs attached to pan, or set on bottle or funnel, until cooled completely.
• For caramel sauce: In saucepan, bring butter and half of cream to boil; add sugar and remaining cream; return to boil; reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes; remove from heat; set aside to cool to room temperature.
• Remove cake from pan; cut into 3 layers; in large bowl, whip cream, icing sugar and vanilla; place bottom cake layer, cut side up, on flat cake plate; using piping bag fitted with star tip, fill hole of cake with whipped cream mixture; pipe border on top around edge; pour ¼ cup (50mL) of the caramel sauce inside border; repeat layers once; top with remaining cake layer, cut side down.
• Spread 3 cups (750mL) of the cream mixture over top and side; pipe rosette in centre; pipe border around edge; spread thin layer of caramel sauce inside border; garnish with pecan halves.