Mandeltorte

Photo: flickr user chairman moneko

Ingredients

1 cup Butter

3 Eggs

cup All-purpose flour

2/3 cup Sugar

1 teaspoon Double-acting baking powder

1 cup Shelled almonds -- ground

1 teaspoon Almond extract

1/4 cup Raspberry jam

2 tablespoons Powdered sugar -- sifted

1 teaspoon Fresh lemon juice

Preparation

Have 1/2 cup butter at room temperature. Sift together flour, baking powder, and 1/3 cup sugar. Cut the 1/2 cup butter into dry ingredients with a pastry blender until mixture resembles cornmeal. Beat one egg and stir into flour mixture. Pat into a 9" flan pan, pushing about 1/3 of the dough up against sides of pan. Chill 1/2 hour. Soften remaining 1/2 cup of butter and beat remaining sugar into it. Beat in two eggs, one at a time, beating well between each. Stir in almonds and extract. Pour over pastry.