Ingredients to make Torta de Santiago:

• 1/2 kg ground almonds
• 1/2 kg of sugar
• 7 eggs
• 150 grams of butter
• 150 grams of flour
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 glass of sweet sherry
• 50 g icing sugar

How to make Torta de Santiago:

Step NO 1

Prepare a dough with an egg, butter, flour and a splash of water.

Step NO 2

Knead it and line an aluminum mold with it. The dough must be very thin.

Step NO 3

In a separate bowl mix the ground almonds with the sugar and cinnamon.

Step NO 4

Add the sherry little by little and the six eggs until they form a homogeneous mass.

Step NO 5

Pour the dough into the mold and bake at a low temperature until golden brown and the base is cooked for approx. 1 hour.

Step NO 6

Let it cool, unmold it and sprinkle it with icing sugar.

Step NO 7

In Santiago, a pattern with the Cross is usually put to decorate it.

Step NO 8

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