NORWEGIAN CULTURE
Ingredients
For the Cake:
1 cup unsalted butter
2/3 Cup cup sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 2/3 Cups cups flour
For the Filling:
1 1/3 cups ground almonds
1 1/4 cups confectioner’s powdered sugar
2 egg whites
½1/2 tsp. rum extract
2 Tbsp. water
Recipe
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
Step 2
In a food processor, combine butter, sugar, egg, egg yolk and flour until the dough forms a ball. Do not overwork.
Step 3
Press 2/3 of the dough into the bottom and up the sides of a 22 cm (9″) springform.
Step 4
Combine ingredients for the filling and pour into the crust.
Step 5
Roll out remaining dough to a thickness of 3 mm (⅛”). Cut into 12 mm (2 1/2”) strips. Lay the strips in a lattice pattern over the filling.
Step 6
Place a strip of dough around the edge of the cake.
Step 7
Bake about 50 minutes.
This recipe is taken from “The Norwegian Kitchen” which is available for purchase, through the Vesterheim Bookstore.
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