I found this recipe in a cookbook from the 70s among my mother’s cookbooks, and the recipe is from a restaurant only 15 minutes drive from where my parents live. They mostly do weddings and other functions there now, but the 70s was it’s hay day.
This is a truly delicious dessert. It is subtle but lovely in it’s flavour and just the perfect ending to any meal. All it needs is a little bit of lightly whipped cream on the side.
In the original recipe there should be flaked almonds on top, an although I love almonds I don’t like the flakes. They usually go soft when in contact with a creamy sauce, so I thought it was best to leave them out, but do use them if you prefer.
Almond meringue tarte (gluten free), serves 8
150 g ground almonds
5 egg whites
200 g icing sugar
(100 ml roasted flaked almonds)
Beat the egg whites to a hard foam. Fold in the icing sugar and then incorporate the ground almonds. Pour into a buttered dish and bake in 175-200C until golden.
The sauce:
3 egg yolks
200 ml double cream
150 ml caster sugar
1,5 tbsp butter
Whisk together the ingredients in a heavy sauce pan. Let simmer for 5 minutes to thicken. Leave to cool a little. Pour over the meringue and sprinkle the almond flakes on top. Serve with some lightly whipped cream.
I love retro recipes! I went through one of my mum’s old cookbooks and was just lost in the memories of the food from yesteryear! This looks delicious 😀