Obsttorte (fruit Torte)

It is not merely the pleadings of patriarchs and prophets, apostles and martyrs, men strong in faith giving glory to God. Neither is it the prayers enshrined and intoned in imposing ritual, rising from the great congregation amid ornate temples, and borne on the wings of enchanting music – but the groan, the glance, the tear, the tremulous aspiration of smitten penitents, the veriest lisping of infant tongues; the unlettered petitions morning and evening of the cottage home, where the earthen floor is knelt upon, where the only altar is the altar of the lowly heart, and the sacrifice that of a broken and contrite spirit.

John MacDuff

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Fruits, Dairy	German	Cakes, Desserts, German, Pies	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Flour, Unbleached
1/4	c	Sugar
1	c	Butter, NO Margarine Unsalt
2		Egg Yolks
4	c	Fruit, Fresh Canned Frozen
1/2	c	Sugar, If Fresh Fruit Is Used
1/4	c	Water If Needed
2	T	Cornstarch
1		Egg White
1	T	Sugar
1/2	c	Almonds, Toasted Sliced
2	T	Sugar
1	t	Vanilla Extract
1	c	Cream, Heavy Whipped

INSTRUCTIONS

CAKE: Mix flour and sugar. Cut in butter until mixture resembles
coarse crumbs. Add egg yolks; mix to form dough. Press dough into
bottom and sides of a 10-inch springform pan. Dough should come 1 1/2
inches up the sides. Bake in a preheated 375 degree F. oven for 20 to
25 minutes, until pastry is firm and light brown. FILLING: Drain
canned or frozen fruit, reserving juice.  Crush 1 cup of fresh fruit
to make juice. Add sugar to fresh fruit and let stand 1/2 hour.  Drain
juice and add water to make 1 cup. Mix cornstarch and fruit  juice.
Cook over medium heat until thickened. Place whole fruit in  baked
pastry shell.  Pour thickened fruit juice over top. Chill  thoroughly.
Carefully remove torte from springform pan. ALMOND  COATING: Beat egg
white until foamy. Gradually beat in the sugar.  beat until stiff
peakes are formed.  Spread the meringue around the  outside of the
pastry shell. Press in the almonds so that they  completly cover the
sides. TOPPING: Gently fold sugar and vanilla  into whipped cream.
Spread over the fruit. Garnish with sliced  toasted almonds, if
desired.  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 482 Calories From Fat: 251 Total Fat: 28.7g Cholesterol: 69.7mg Sodium: 18.2mg Potassium: 272.9mg Carbohydrates: 51.1g Fiber: 3.6g Sugar: 19.5g Protein: 7.3g