Name: Alsatian Torte with Berry Filling
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups grist mill flour; 1/4 cup sugar; 1/2 cup butter; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 egg; 2 tsp vanilla; 3 to 4 cups blueberrries or strawberries; Grated rind of 1 lemon; 2 Tbsp sugar; 2 cups sour cream; 2 egg yolks; 1/4 cup sugar; 2 Tbsp lemon juice

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Alsatian Torte with Berry Filling

Prep Time20

Cook Time1

Total Time1 20

Course: Dessert

Servings:

Ingredients

Base:

1 1/2 cups grist mill flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla

Filling:

3 to 4 cups blueberrries or strawberries
Grated rind of 1 lemon
2 Tbsp sugar

Custard:

2 cups sour cream
2 egg yolks
1/4 cup sugar
2 Tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

Combine the ingredients for base in a bowl. Combine well, mixing by hand, and pat evenly into the bottom of a greased 12 inch sprinform pan.
Lightly mix berries, rind and sugar and sprinkle evenly over dough.
Whisk together custard ingredients and pour evenly over berries.
Bake at 325°F for 1 hour or until firm and golden brown.
Cool before serving.

Notes

This recipe comes from a fantastic cookbook prepared by the Friends of the Grist Mill in 2003 based on some of the most popular recipes in the Tea Room.