Tarta de Santiago
Tarta de Santiago

Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, tarta de santiago. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Try our Tarta de Santiago recipe today. With its wonderfully moist almond and citrus flavours, this torte makes the perfect dessert! Originating from Galicia in North-Western Spain during the time of medieval pilgrimage, this tart is traditionally decorated with the St James cross.

Tarta de Santiago is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Tarta de Santiago is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. 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. Take 1/2 lb roasted unsalted whole almonds
  2. Prepare 6 large eggs, separated
  3. Take 1 1/4 cups cane sugar
  4. Get 1/4 tsp kosher salt
  5. Make ready Zest of 2 lemons
  6. Prepare Zest of 1 large orange
  7. Make ready 2 tbsp lemon juice
  8. Take 1 tbsp orange juice
  9. Take 4 drops almond extract
  10. Take 1/8 tsp cream of tartar

It's naturally gluten free, with a little brightness from lemon and lovely sweet, soft texture. Great for coffee time or dessert. A Camino is not possible without Tarta de Santiago! A wonderful experience, many memories and we had plenty of Tarta de Santiago!

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.

Will definitely try the recipe when we arrange a reunion with friends who have also done the Camino. 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. My tarta de Santiago recipe may not be very complicated, but it is packed with flavor. It comes out perfectly moist, and tastes like its ingredients- almonds, sugar and eggs.

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