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Tarta de Santiago (step by step)

Visiting The cuisine of the Pinuinas (a blog that I especially like the simplicity and good humor with which ; present their dishes) I saw that on his cumpleblog, are holding a contest and I said ... To participate!

So I've put apron and get to work. As one of the requirements of the contest is that it must be a traditional recipe or Galician Madrid, for nothing better than to make a delicious cake of Santiago, to which he was eager because I heard it very well but had never tested ... until now!.

For the preparation of this dish we need:

• 250 grams of ground almonds
• 250 grams
sugar 5 large eggs
• The skin peel of half a lemon
• 1 / 2 teaspoon of cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon icing sugar
• olive oil extra virgin

Preparation:

1 st Place in a saucepan with water almonds to blanch them so we can remove the skin.

Here I leave the details to the right after peeling almonds with their skins in the background: P

Helping Attachment 2 º chopper blender grind almonds succeed, we must be more or less well.

3 º Put in a large bowl the ground almonds, sugar, cinnamon and lemon zest. Here you can see them in that order.

4 º Mix everything well.

5 º Pour the egg and mix until smooth and no lumps, as you can see here.

6 º grease a baking sheet, in my case is made of silicone, but I recommend a springform pan, because it took me turning out without breaking it. Pour the mixture and put it in the oven, preheated to 200 ° C until we see the golden brown surface, in my case it was about 30 minutes.

7 º Once the leave to cool and unmold.

8 º putting on a Cross of Santiago and sprinkle powdered sugar using a strainer, carefully remove the cross and this is the result.

9 º Here my portion in the dish, as you expect less than due to cool, did not leave the portion perfect: (

I hope you feel encouraged to try it, because it is very good and that pinuina Marta (the Galician) give me the nod: P

As I said before, never made this cake and I used the recipe collection "my grandmother's kitchen" Planeta DeAgostini. And I record of what he wore to whom and I did not know her:

"The Tarta de Santiago is one of the traditional desserts of Galician cuisine known outside Galicia. The real Tarta de Santiago is a prescription "official" regulated by the Council "Tarta de Santiago." The cakes that incorporate a portion of flour in the dough is not "authentic", but equally tasty, something more "light", so if you fancy, you can replace a portion of ground almond flour. "

The next time you do try it with flour to see the difference.

"This recipe has been used cinnamon and lemon zest to flavor the cake, but you can try other combinations, add a teaspoon of liquor - marc, amaretto , anis or brandy will give you a completely different flavor. "

And as the last review, say some the property of the ingredient, the almond

"Almond is rich in vitamins B, B6, D, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, E and B5, it is also important the contribution of essential minerals: zinc, iron, calcium , magnesium, phosphorus and potassium. "

recipe is quick, simple, that is very good and above all it gives us, what more could you want? Monica