Torta della nonna
Granny's cake
INGREDIENTS (Shortcrust pastry):
2250 g / 80 oz flour
100 g / 3,5 oz butter
100 g / 3,5 oz sugar
1 egg
1 yolk
INGREDIENTS (Lemon cream):
2 yolks
2 sugar spoons
2 flour spoons
2 milk glass
0,5 g / 0,02 oz vanillin
2 lemons
INGREDIENTS (Other):
breadcrumbs
shelled almonds
icing sugar
PREPARATION:
Create shortcrust pastry with the first set of ingredients and put in fridge.
Put in a pan 2 yolks and 2 sugar spoons, mix them together very good.
Add 2 flour spoons and amalgamate all.
Add 2 milk glass, vanillin, 2 grated lemons rind and only half lemon juice.
Mix it again and cook it low heat.
Knead the dough and after rolling,create 2 dusted layers with flour.
Grease a backing tin with butter and dusting the bottom with breadcrumbs.
Put first layer of pastry and add lemon cream, after put gently second layer of pastry and some shelled almonds.
Finally put all in oven for 40 minutes at 180 C° / 350 F°.
Serve it cold and little dusting with icing sugar.