Portugese Almond Pie

Joylerner

Dough

1¾ plain flour

½ cup grated almonds

⅓ cup icing sugar

175 gm chilled butter, chopped

2 egg yolks

2 tbsp iced water

Almond filling

5eggs lightly beaten

½ cup sugar

1 cup creme

1 tbsp zest

½ cup lemon juice

1 cup grated almonds

mix flour, almonds icing sugar and butter till mixture resembles breadcrumbs. add yolks and water process till dough cones together. Make a ball, chill 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 200, grease a 4/24 cm round tin base cover with parchement.

Roll dough to 3 cm place in pan weigh down with beans.

Bake 10 min cool, remove beans... reduce oven to 180.

Mix almond filling and let stand for 6 minutes.

Piur mixture into pastry encasing and bake for 25 to 30 min.... cool for 30 min. sprinkle with grated almonds and cinnamon... serve with ice cream.

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