Bramasole

Grandma’s Cake (Torta della Nonna)

The grandmother’s cake (Torta della Nonna) is a traditional sweet, made ​​with puff pastry, custard and pine nuts. To the english it is a tart.

For the dough :
100g butter
100g sugar
2 eggs
250g flour

For the custard :
1 whole egg and 6 yolks
120g sugar
250g flour
500ml milk
Skin of a lemon

Method :
Mix the egg and the softened butter until you get a cream, then add the sugar and the flour, form a sphere, wrap in cling wrap and put it to rest in the fridge for at least half an hour.
To prepare the custard : whisk well the eggs with the sugar then add the flour and at last the lukewarm milk and the lemon skin. Put everything on a low heat and as soon as you see that the custard is starting to boil take it out off the heat and let it rest for about 30 minutes.
Prepare the baking pan (it should be about 30cm of diameter) by putting some baking paper on it then take the dough out of the fridge and roll it to fit into the the pan, then finish it by putting the custard on it and some pinenuts for decoration on the top.

Bake 180C for about 30 minutes.

When you take it out let it rest and sprinkle some icing sugar on the top.