Tarta de Santiago
Tarta de Santiago

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Spanish Almond tart- Tarta de Santiago. This cake is a classic traditional Spanish dessert created a long, long time ago. It originated in Galicia, but other regions of Spain adopted the recipe and created their own version of it. Try our Tarta de Santiago recipe today.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook tarta de santiago using 10 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Tarta de Santiago:
  1. Prepare 1/2 lb roasted unsalted whole almonds
  2. Get 6 large eggs, separated
  3. Take 1 1/4 cups cane sugar
  4. Make ready 1/4 tsp kosher salt
  5. Prepare Zest of 2 lemons
  6. Get Zest of 1 large orange
  7. Get 2 tbsp lemon juice
  8. Take 1 tbsp orange juice
  9. Prepare 4 drops almond extract
  10. Make ready 1/8 tsp cream of tartar

The cake is a simple base of almonds, sugar and eggs, usually flavored with cinnamon and lemon zest. Tarta de Santiago is traditionally served after lunch with a relaxing cup of café con leche. Tarta de Santiago is an almond cake from Spain that couldn't be easier to make. It's naturally gluten free, with a little brightness from lemon and lovely sweet, soft texture.

Instructions to make Tarta de Santiago:
  1. Heat oven to 350, butter a 10" springform pan, lined with parchment paper.
  2. Roast almonds on half sheet pan for 10 mins. Cool on sheet.
  3. Separate eggs.
  4. Grind nuts with 2 tbsp sugar. Reserve in large mixing bowl.
  5. Process sugar in food processor with orange and lemon zest for 30 seconds. Add to bowl of stand mixer.
  6. Add egg yolks to sugar, blend with paddle attachment for 2 mins mutes. Add salt, almond extract, lemon and orange juice. Mix for 20 seconds. Add nuts, combine. Reserve in large mixing bowl.
  7. Add cream of tartar to egg whites. Whip to stiff peaks.
  8. Vigorously fold 1/4 of egg whites into nut mixture to loosen. Add 1/4 more and fold in loosely. Add remaining egg whites, fold until just combined.
  9. Gently add to springform pan. Bake for 40 minutes or until firm to the touch.
  10. Remove to cooling tray. Let sit for 30 minutes. Remove springform side, run knife along edge before loosening, if necessary.
  11. Sprinkle with powdered sugar as desired.

Tarta de Santiago is an almond cake from Spain that couldn't be easier to make. It's naturally gluten free, with a little brightness from lemon and lovely sweet, soft texture. Great for coffee time or dessert. Tarta de Santiago -Santiago cake- is typical of the gastronomy from Galicia that you would read about in your Spanish guide, however it is consumed in the entire country. It's main ingredient is crushed almonds.

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