Engadiner Nusstorte (Engadine Nut-Cake)

Servings: 6

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180 g Butter (6.5 oz) 1 x Egg
150 g Granulated sugar (5.5 oz) 1 ds Salt
300 g Sifted flour (10.75 oz)

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200 g Granulated sugar (7 oz) 2 1/2 dl Whipping cream (1/2 pint)
225 g Walnuts, coarsley chopped 2 tb Honey
– (8 oz)

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Butter, flour 1 x Egg yolk

Pastry

Place the flour in a mixing bowl, cut the butter into small pieces, rub
the flour and butter rapidly between the tips of your fingers. Add egg and
egg yolk, salt and sugar, blend quickly into a smooth dough. Cool in the
refrigerator for 1 – 2 hours.

Filling

In a small saucepan caramelize the sugar until a light brown. Stir in all
the nuts, mix well, add cream and honey, bring to the boil.

Preheat the oben to 180 oC (356 oF).

Roll out 2/3 the dough to a thickness of 3 mm (1/8 in). Butter a
false-bottomed cake pan (21 cm, 8 1/4 in) in diameter, dust with flour and
line with the dough leaving a 3.5 cm ( 1 3/8 in) edge. Prick the dough
with a fork and pour the nut-mixture into the pan. Spread out evenly.
Roll out the remaining dough, cut into a circle the size of the baking pan
and cover the nut-mixture. Press edges together and baste the top with egg
yolk.

Bake for 50-55 minutes. Take the cake out of the pan when it is lukewarm
and leave it on a cake rack to cool.