Torta della Nonna

A classic Tuscan 'Grandmother's Cake' - a tender pastry crust filled with smooth, vanilla-scented custard and topped with pine nuts, embodying the comfort of home-style Italian baking.

RECIPE

Torta della Nonna

A classic Tuscan 'Grandmother's Cake' - a tender pastry crust filled with smooth, vanilla-scented custard and topped with pine nuts, embodying the comfort of home-style Italian baking.

Prep45 mins

Cook40 mins

Total85 mins

Servings8

Italian

Tuscan

Dessert

Baked

Ingredients

• 300g all-purpose flour
• 150g unsalted butter, cold
• 100g granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 500ml whole milk
• 100g granulated sugar
• 50g cornstarch
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 vanilla bean
• 50g pine nuts
• Powdered sugar for dusting

Preparation

1

For pastry: Mix flour and sugar, cut in cold butter until crumbly

2

Add eggs and knead into a smooth dough

3

Wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes

4

For custard: Split and scrape vanilla bean into milk

5

Heat milk with vanilla, remove bean pod

6

Whisk egg yolks with sugar and cornstarch

7

Slowly pour hot milk into egg mixture, whisking constantly

8

Return to heat, stirring until thickened

9

Cool custard completely

10

Roll out 2/3 of pastry dough to line a tart pan

11

Pour cooled custard into pastry shell

12

Cover with remaining pastry, sprinkle with pine nuts

13

Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 35-40 minutes

14

Cool completely and dust with powdered sugar

Servings and Nutrition

Number of Servings in Torta della Nonna

8

Nutrition for 1 serving (1 slice)

420

Calories (kcal)

8

Protein (g)

48

Carbs (g)

22

Fat (g)

Protein 8.0g

8%

Carbs 48.0g

45%

Fat 22.0g

47%