petermorwood:Another of @dduane’s last-week baking experiments: Torta della Nonna, “Gran

petermorwood:

Another of @dduane’s last-week baking experiments: Torta della Nonna, “Granny’s Custard Pie”.

It’s Tuscan, a shortcrust pastry filled with lemon custard under an (optional) pastry lid and a sprinkle of pine-nuts, then finished with a dusting of powdered sugar and fresh lemon zest once it’s cooled.

It tasted as good as it looks in the pic. The filling is much more delicate than lemon meringue, and the pine-nuts toast in the oven to become wonderful.

There are various recipes on-line, and one provides this useful info:

How long does Torta della Nonna last?

Torta della Nonna will last for around 4-5 days in the fridge although the pastry will start to soften after a day or two.

4-5 days? Maybe if the fridge is locked and the house is empty. In real life it lasted two enthusiasts about two days, and the pastry never had a chance to go soft…

I accompanied one slice with a glass of unsweetened espresso; no idea if that’s an authentic approach, but if it isn’t it should be. The contrast of temperatures and flavours was amazingly delicious, deliciously amazing and damn good too. :->

BTW, here’s the link to the recipe I was using. It comes from the blog associated with a Tyrol-based grocery that we order from sometimes. 

https://suedtirol-daheim.com/en/torta-della-nonna-recipe/