Mantovana Tea Cake Recipe
- 1 Whole Egg
- 4 Egg Yolks
- 150 gm Sugar
- 180 gm White Flour
- 150 gm Butter
- Peel of One Lemon
- 80 gm Pine Nuts or Shaved Almonds
- Icing Sugar
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Baking Instructions:
- This pastry recipe serves 8.
- In a bowl, beat the egg, then add 150 gms of sugar and 50 gms of icing sugar.
- Mix well.
- Very slowly incorporate the melted butter, making sure to mix continuously, then add the flour and lemon peel.
- After mixing well, pour into a baking tin of approximately 25 cm diameter which has been greased and lined with baking paper.
- Cover the mixture with the almonds or pinenuts.
- Bake in a 180°C oven for approximately 45 minutes.
- Serve dusted with icing sugar.
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