Recipe: Apple Almond Linzer Torte

Recipes using McCormick Ground Nutmeg

Price Each: $31.92USD

Quantity 

Ingredients in Apple Almond Linzer Torte

• 2 cups King Arthur unbleached flour
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup finely chopped almonds
• 2 Granny Smith or golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored, sliced and cut in thin wedges
• 1/2 cup apple jelly (6 ounces)
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds
• Confectioners sugar for garnish

To make Apple Almond Linzer Torte

1. Place oven rack at lowest position; heat oven to 350° F.
2. Grease a 9" springform pan.
3. Mix flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
4. In a large bowl beat butter and sugar with electric mixer until light.
5. Beat in eggs, then lemon juice and vanilla. Stir in flour and chopped almonds.
6. Measure 2/3 cup of the batter and set aside.
7. Spread remaining batter in 9" pan.
8. Starting 1/4" from edge of pan arrange 1 1/2 cups apples in a circle overlapping.
9. Form another circle with remaining apples.
10. Spread with 1/4 cup melted apple jelly.
11. Drop remaining batter by teaspoons around edge and fill center with remaining batter.
12. Sprinkle with almonds.
13. Bake 1 hour or until golden.
14. Cool in pan on rack 15 minutes.
15. Remove pan sides.
16. Melt 1/4 cup apple jelly and brush apples again.
17. Cool completely. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar.

Recipe makes 12 servings of Apple Almond Linzer Torte.