Heart Giant Linzer Torte
Calories: 21
Adjust Servings Here: 4 servings
Description
Take Valentine's Day baking to the next level! Create a heart-shaped Giant Linzer Torte for your special someone, a Linzer cookie twist created with buttery, almond-flavored cookie dough & fruity jam.
Ingredients
Dough
- 1½ cups (190 g) All-purpose flour
- ½ cup (55 g) Almond flour
- ½ cup (60 g) Powdered sugar
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ½ cup (113.5 g) Cold Butter unsalted, cubed
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 large Egg yolk
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) Cold water
Filling
- ½ cup (170 g) strawberry jam (or your preferred jam)
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Prepare the Dough: - Combine all-purpose flour, almond flour, powdered sugar, and salt in a large mixing bowl or food processor. - Add the cold, cubed butter to the dry ingredients. Pulse in the food processor; use a pastry cutter or your fingers to cut the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. - Add the vanilla extract, egg yolk, and cold water to the mixture. Mix everything until a dough forms. If the dough is too dry, add more water, one teaspoon at a time. Form the dough into a ball, flatten it into a disc, wrap it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to firm up.1½ cups All-purpose flour, ½ cup Almond flour, ½ cup Powdered sugar, 1/4 tsp Salt, 1 tsp Vanilla extract, 1 large Egg yolk, 2 tbsp Cold water, ½ cup Cold Butter
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F / 175°C Gas Mark 4.
- Roll Out the Dough: Roll out the chilled dough to about 1/4 inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Using a heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out two heart-shaped pieces. One will be the bottom crust, and the other will be the top with a smaller heart-shaped cutout in the center. You can reroll the scraps to make more cookies if desired.
- Bake the Cookies: Place the heart-shaped cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or until they turn golden around the edges. Remove from the oven and let them cool completely on a wire rack.
- Assemble the Linzer Torte: Once the cookies are completely cooled, spread a generous layer of strawberry jam on the bottom cookie (the one without the cutout). Dust the top cookie with powdered sugar for a decorative touch. Carefully place the top cookie with the heart-shaped cutout on top of the jam-covered cookie. Optionally, you can add a few small candy hearts for Valentine's Day.½ cup strawberry jam, Powdered sugar
- Serve and Enjoy: Slice and serve your Giant Heart-shaped Linzer Torte with Strawberry Jam. It's a beautiful and delicious treat for any occasion!
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