Italian Tart

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This dessert is a fine holiday recipe, but you can also serve it at a small dinner.

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Serving Size / Yield

12 servings

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs. shelled almonds
1 C. sugar
1 egg
4 egg yolks
5 sqs. cooking chocolate
1 1/2 C. butter, creamed
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. potato flour
6 egg whites, stiffly beaten

Directions

Toast almonds, finely chop and grind to powder. Add sugar and mix well. Add 1 egg and egg yolks and blend into smooth paste. Melt chocolate over very low flame and add to creamed butter, mix well until blended. Add to almond mixture. Add vanilla, potato flour and stiff egg whites. Blend gently. Pour into a greased and floured 12-inch cake pan. Bake in oven at 375 degrees for 1 hour.