Melizia Amaretti and Walnuts Recipe
Sometimes apples are abundant, so they need to be used differently… I can’t eat ripe apples, so as soon as they cross a fine line between acidity and sweetness… Taaac, they need to be consumed differently!
The recipe comes from the need to use up apples, but also to renew nuts as the new batch arrives in a few weeks…
Shortcrust pastry, check… Eggs, check, fruit all set… Let’s start thinking about a tasty combination
Shortcrust pastry base, with an apple, raisin, and walnut filling, let’s give it an unusual touch; a soft layer of soft and tasty pastry… The leftover amaretti from the pudding have found their place!
I can assure you that the result is more than satisfying, you’ll tell me if I’m right.
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 1 Hour
- Portions: 10
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 332.63 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 53.38 (g) of which sugars 34.33 (g)
- Proteins 4.12 (g)
- Fat 11.66 (g) of which saturated 1.32 (g)of which unsaturated 4.14 (g)
- Fibers 4.26 (g)
- Sodium 205.70 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 150 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
Shortcrust pastry, apples, walnuts, amaretti, and lots of sweetness
- 14 oz shortcrust pastry
- 7 cups apples (Common yellow apple)
- 3.5 oz amaretti (dry)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3.5 oz walnuts
- 1.8 oz raisins
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup flour (For the amaretti foam)
Tools
Whisks, rectangular mold, pastry board…
Steps
While kneading the shortcrust pastry…
Cut the apples into pieces and add the crumbled walnuts, raisins, and 2 tablespoons of sugar; mix well
Now roll out the shortcrust pastry and line the mold
You can now pour the apples over the entire baking tray
In the little juice left at the bottom of the apples, add the crumbled amaretti, meanwhile whip the eggs with 1/4 cup of sugar until foamy
After whipping the eggs, add them to the amaretti along with 1/2 cup of flour, mix well, gently
Cover the entire surface slowly, part of the mixture will go to the bottom
I decorated it with strips of shortcrust pastry and almond flakes; bake at 375 degrees for about 20 minutes or until golden
Remove from oven and sprinkle with powdered sugar; it’s delicious hot with vanilla ice cream, cold it’s spectacular! It keeps at room temperature…
