*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                      Weintraubentorte (Grape Torte)

Recipe By     :
Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : German                           Tortes

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                        Dough:
   2      c             Unbleached flour -- unsifted
     2/3  c             Sugar
     1/4  c             Butter
   1      lg            Egg
   1      lg            Egg yolk
   1                    Lemon -- zest of, grated
     1/8  ts            Salt
                        Topping:
   1      lb            Grapes
   3      lg            Egg whites
   6      tb            Sugar
     1/2                Lemon -- juice of
   4      oz            Almonds -- ground

Dough:

Sift flour and sugar into a medium-size bowl. Cut in butter until
mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add egg, egg yolk, lemon rind, and
salt; mix with a fork to form dough. Cover dough and let rest in
refrigerator 20 minutes.

Roll out dough into a circle; place in an ungreased springform pan.
Form a 1" high rim. Bake in preheated 350°F oven for 10 minutes.

Filling:

Meanwhile, clean and halve grapes, and remove seeds if necessary.
Beat egg whites until stiff; blend in sugar, lemon juice, and ground
almonds.

Carefully fold in the grapes.  Remove cake from the oven. Fill baked
cake shell with grape mixture, return to the oven, and bake for
another 30 minutes at 350°F. Remove cake from pan and cool on wire
rack.


                   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -