Biscotten Torte Recipe
Ingredients
| Butter/Margarine | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Superfine sugar | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Eggs | 2 | |
| Ground almonds | 2/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Few drops almond extract | ||
| Milk | 1 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Rum | 1 1/2 Tablespoon | |
| 12 oz. plain sweet oblong cookies | ||
| Whipping cream | 1 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), Whipped | |
| Toasted, slivered almonds | ||
Directions
MAKING
1) Whisk the butter or margarine and sugar till light and fluffy.
2) Beat in the egg yolks into the creamed mixture after separating the eggs.
3) Stir in the ground almonds, almond essence and half the milk.
4) Whip the egg whites till they stay upright and add them into the almond mixture.
5) Continue by adding the rum and the left over milk to this.
FINALIZING
6) Place the cookies in two rows lengthwise — three cookies in a row placing a sheet of greaseproof (waxed) paper between them.
7) Apply milk and rum mixture on them.
8) Layer with one-third of the almond filling.
9) Repeat the same procedure and complete with a row of cookies.
10) Cover tightly in aluminium foil and allow refrigerating overnight.
SERVING
11) Cover the torte with whipped cream and decorate with almonds before serving.
1) Whisk the butter or margarine and sugar till light and fluffy.
2) Beat in the egg yolks into the creamed mixture after separating the eggs.
3) Stir in the ground almonds, almond essence and half the milk.
4) Whip the egg whites till they stay upright and add them into the almond mixture.
5) Continue by adding the rum and the left over milk to this.
FINALIZING
6) Place the cookies in two rows lengthwise — three cookies in a row placing a sheet of greaseproof (waxed) paper between them.
7) Apply milk and rum mixture on them.
8) Layer with one-third of the almond filling.
9) Repeat the same procedure and complete with a row of cookies.
10) Cover tightly in aluminium foil and allow refrigerating overnight.
SERVING
11) Cover the torte with whipped cream and decorate with almonds before serving.
Chef
