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Torta Arluno: the recipe

Torta Arluno

A modern creation of fine home pastry signed by Maestro Iginio Massari, characterised by a soft, fondant, finely sandy structure, flavoured with Strega liqueur.

This recipe is freely inspired by, or adapted from, the balance of Maestro Iginio Massari.

At a glance

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Ingredients

Quantities for 2 pieces of 974 g, kitchen at 22 °C

Montaggio

  • Butter500 g
  • Powdered sugar500 g
  • Vanilla bean5 g

Setacciatura

  • Wheat flour (W100)125 g
  • Potato starch125 g
  • Farina di mais125 g
  • Baking powder5 g

Impasto

  • Almond flour125 g
  • Egg yolks100 g
  • Eggs275 g
  • Liqueur63 g

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Method

  1. Montaggio (3 min)
    • In planetaria, con lo scudo, montare a schiuma il burro, lo zucchero a velo e la vaniglia.
  2. Setacciatura (5 min)
    • Usare farina di mais macinata fine.
    • Setacciare le polveri due volte.
  3. Impasto (10 min)
    • Incorporare alla montata la farina di mandorle, le uova, i tuorli e il liquore (Strega).
    • Aggiungere le polveri setacciate.
  4. Cottura (30 min)
    • Imburrare e infarinare le tortiere con farina di mais.
    • Riempire fino a 2/3.
  5. Finitura (3 min)
    • A dolce freddo, posizionare un anello di un centimetro più piccolo del diametro della torta e colare confettura d'arancia bollente.

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Baking

    • conventional oven, without steam
    • Overall temperature: 180 °C
    • Time: 30 minutes
    • con valvola chiusa (sportello del forno chiuso)

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