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Linzer Torte Biscuits
« on: August 04, 2010, 12:12:50 pm »
Linzer Torte Biscuits
While on Holiday in South Australia recently, I noticed that Cardamon was the spice flavor of the month. This reminded me that I have a yummy biscuit recipe with Cardamon that I have been meaning to convert to Thermomix. The Thermomix proved to simplify the process, and it makes about 40 biscuits.


180g. plain flour
240g. sugar
240g. butter (melted)
2 egg yolks
60g. ground almonds
Grated rind and juice of 1 medium sized lemon
Red jam
2 generous teaspoon fulls of Cardamon

Remove the rind from the lemon with a vegetable peeler and drop on to the blades set at speed 7, for 10 seconds.
Add melted butter, yolks and lemon juice and zap speed 5 for 5 seconds.
Add rest of the ingredients and zap, 20 seconds, speed 7

Scrape into bowl and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Set oven at 160c. FF

Roll out about 1/4 of the mixture at a time to about 1/2 cm. thick. Cut into rectangles about 5/6 cm. by 3cm., ( I vary the size) I use the Thermo mat sprinkled with flour.
When ready for the oven, on the oven baking sheet ,dribble red jam down the center of each biscuit. I use plum and raspberry jam, and put it in a plastic sauce bottle with a small hole in the top.

Bake at 160c. FF for 15 to 20 minutes.

When cooked,biscuits should be brown around edges, let sit for 5 minutes to set up.
Then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.

This recipe would also make an exsellent tart shell.
Posted by elizabeth at 12:24 AM
« Last Edit: August 04, 2010, 01:10:15 pm by achookwoman »

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Re: Linzer Torte Biscuits
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2010, 01:01:38 pm »
OK Chookie, this is a trick recipe - where is the cardamom   ??? ???  They do look lovely.
« Last Edit: August 04, 2010, 02:30:24 pm by judydawn »
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Re: Linzer Torte Biscuits
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2010, 01:08:26 pm »
Thanks Judy ,  what would i do without you. ;D ;D

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Re: Linzer Torte Biscuits
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2010, 01:42:34 pm »
I could ask the same question of you Chookie  ;) ;)
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Re: Linzer Torte Biscuits
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2010, 02:24:56 pm »
They look lovely Chookie, love your tea cup & plate setting too.  ;D

Will make these, I love cardamom.  :D

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Re: Linzer Torte Biscuits
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2010, 02:57:29 pm »
These look wonderful Chookie.It's great to have you back from your hols and cooking with us again. :)
They look lovely Chookie, love your tea cup & plate setting too.  ;D

Will make these, I love cardamom.  :D
I love looking at peoples china and serving dishes as well.I'm trying to workout if this is a Portmeirion design. ;D
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Re: Linzer Torte Biscuits
« Reply #6 on: August 05, 2010, 09:21:47 am »
CC, it is not what you think,   however it has an interesting story behind this set.  Several years ago we were in Paris and I wanted to buy a couple of French designed and made cups or mugs.  I couldn't find anything that I liked,  so bought these,  made in England  with the design by Roy Kirkman.   About a year later,  we were holidaying in NSW and I found a matching pair in a second hand shop for 1/2 the price.  So we now have 4.  I love Portmeiron and have a couple of pieces.

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Re: Linzer Torte Biscuits
« Reply #7 on: August 06, 2010, 03:27:14 am »
Lucky lady.
May all dairy items in your fridge be of questionable vintage.

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Re: Linzer Torte Biscuits
« Reply #8 on: August 08, 2010, 01:06:50 pm »
Good work CHookie They do look good - bickies and crockery  ;) ;).  Good tip with the sauce bottle.  It really makes life easier. Ihave about 6 of them and don't really know why?  Could have done with 2 and washed them out between ingredients!
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Re: Linzer Torte Biscuits
« Reply #9 on: June 09, 2014, 07:10:39 am »
Bumping  ;D  Just what I was looking for! ;D

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Re: Linzer Torte Biscuits
« Reply #10 on: June 09, 2014, 07:39:15 am »
GF you are a star. I was going to look for these when Chookie mentioned they had Cardamom in and I got distracted. I liked the taste in the Banana Bread so much I will try these.
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Re: Linzer Torte Biscuits
« Reply #11 on: June 09, 2014, 08:44:20 am »
Thanks GF.  Not sure about bumping own recipes.  :o
Think I would now make the flour 200 g. Very soft dough,  even after being in fridge.  Bonus is they have a lovely crisp texture.  I initially had these at a local cafe.  Couldn't work out what was in them.  Asked lady who ran the cafe and made them.   Sorry about the way the recipe is writer.  One of my first conversions.