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Torta della Nonna

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Torta della Nonna

Grandmother's tart — a crumbly pastry shell filled with lemon custard cream and topped with pine nuts.

Total time
95 min
Prep
60 min
Cook
35 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Italian
vegetarian

Ingredients

300gplain flour
150gbutter, cold and diced
100gcaster sugar
2eggs
500mlwhole milk
4egg yolks
80gcaster sugar for custard
50gplain flour for custard
1lemon, zested
60gpine nuts

Instructions

1

Rub butter into flour and sugar until breadcrumbs, add eggs and bring together.

2

Wrap pastry and rest in fridge 30 minutes.

3

Heat milk with lemon zest, whisk yolks, sugar and flour together.

4

Pour hot milk onto egg mixture, return to heat and stir until thick custard forms.

5

Cool custard completely with cling film pressed on surface.

6

Line a 24cm tart tin with two thirds of pastry, fill with custard.

7

Cover with remaining pastry, scatter pine nuts, bake 180C for 35 minutes.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
911
Protein
20.1g
Fat
52.4g
Carbs
92.4g
Fiber
3g
Sodium
104mg

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