Curly Tart I
Origin: Florence, Italy
Source: Pellegrino Artusi, 1891
Ingredients
- 120 g sweet almonds with a few bitter
- 170 g powdered sugar
- 70 g candied peel
- 60 g butter
- lemon zest
- 2 eggs
Instructions
- Make very fine noodles from two eggs and flour.
- Chop the almonds, sugar, candied peel and lemon zest to grain-size.
- Layer noodles and the almond mixture alternately in an ungreased tray to a round tart two fingers thick.
- Brush all over with melted butter, bake, dust with icing sugar while hot, and serve cold.