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Brown Butter Maple Spritz Recipe


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Ingredients
  • 1 c Blanched whole almonds -;
  • 6 lg Egg whites
  • 1/2 c Unsalted butter -;
  • 1/2 c All-purpose flour
  • 1 ts Vanilla
  • 3/4 ts Salt
  • 1 c Sugar
  • 1/3 c Sliced almonds
  • Sour Cherry Sauce; see Note

Directions
  • Step #1 Note: See the "Sour Cherry Sauce" recipe which is included in this collection.
  • Step #2 In a small saucepan melt butter over moderately-low heat & continue to heat until golden brown with a nut-like fragrance.
  • Step #3 (Bottom of pan will be covered with brown specks.
  • Step #4 ) Cool butter to warm & stir in the vanilla.
  • Step #5 preheat your trusty oven to 375 degrees.
  • Step #6 Butter & flour a 9-inch round cake pan, knocking out excess flour.
  • Step #7 In a food processor/blender finely grind whole almonds with flour, 2/3 c sugar & 1/2 tsp salt.
  • Step #8 In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat whites with remaining 1/4 tsp salt until they hold soft peaks.
  • Step #9 add in the remaining 1/3 c sugar slowly, beating until meringue just holds stiff peaks.
  • Step #10 Fold in nut mixture carefully but thoroughly.
  • Step #11 Fold in butter carefully but thoroughly (batter will deflate) & spread in pan.
  • Step #12 Sprinkle top top of batter evenly with sliced almonds & bake torte in middle of oven 35 to 40 mins, or until it begins to pull away from side of pan & a tester comes out clean.
  • Step #13 Cool torte in pan on a rack 15 mins and invert onto rack.
  • Step #14 Flip torte right-side up & cool completely.
  • Step #15 Torte may be made 1 day ahead & kept in an airtight container at room temperature.
  • Step #16 Serve cake with Sour Cherry Sauce.
  • Step #17 This recipe yields ?? servings.
  • Step #18 --.
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