grandmother's cake

Who knows how many times have you to taste the famous grandmother's cake, and you were told: ".... That the divine goodness." Here's my recipe for enrapture your insatiable palates.


Ingredients for the dough:

300 g of flour
125 grams of butter
150 grams of sugar
1 whole egg
half a packet of yeast
2 tablespoons of brandy

2 tablespoons pine nuts
icing sugar

Ingredients for the cream:

575 g of milk
2 egg yolks
150 grams of sugar
2 tablespoons of flour (or almond flour)
vanilla powder (or a small vial of vanilla)
zest of 1 lemon

Pasta Preparation:

Prepare the dough as in the preparation of the pie : Cut the cold butter into small cubes from refrigerator, add the flour, sugar, and work with your fingers to create a crumbled. Create a dimple in the center and add the 'egg, baking powder and brandy, mix all ingredients form a ball and put it in the refrigerator, wrapped in foil, for at least half an hour.

Cream Preparation:

Pour the milk into a saucepan add the lemon zest and bring to a boil. Apart from beating the egg yolks with the sugar, add the flour and the vanilla. Pour the boiling milk on the wire consists of freshly prepared, stirring constantly. Bring the mixture back over heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until the cream is clotted. Allow to cool.

Pasta Preparation:

Spread 2 / 3 of dough on a mold lined with parchment paper, pour the custard leveling with a spoon and cover with remaining batter. Spreading the pine nuts i bake at 180 degrees for 25 minutes.

Allow to cool on a wire rack and sprinkle well with icing sugar before serving.

Tips:

Before you put the pine nuts over the cake wet them with water during cooking to prevent burning.

grandmother's cake