New England Blackberry Torte

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New England Blackberry " Torte "

 

Recipe By :Gourmet, August 2000

Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:20

Categories : Desserts

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 cup stone-ground yellow cornmeal

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 stick unsalted butter -- softened (1/2 cup)

1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 pint blackberries -- (2 cups)

1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

ACCOMPANIMENT:

whipped cream or vanilla ice cream

 

Preheat oven to 350°F.

 

Sift cornmeal through a fine sieve, discarding any coarse grit (there may be 1

to 2 tablespoons grit). Resift cornmeal through fine

sieve with baking powder and salt, discarding any coarse grit in sieve (up to 1

tablespoon more).

 

Beat together butter and 1 cup sugar with an electric mixer until light and

fluffy. Stir in cornmeal mixture, then beat in eggs and

vanilla until well blended.

 

Spread batter in a buttered 9 1/2-inch deep-dish glass or ceramic pie plate or

gratin dish.

 

Toss berries with lemon juice and strew over batter. Mix remaining tablespoon

sugar with cinnamon and sprinkle over berries.

 

Bake " torte " in middle of oven until top is crusty (berries sink to bottom

during baking) and a tester inserted in center comes out

clean, about 1 hour.

 

Serve warm.

 

S(Formatted by):

" KES on 8/10/00 "

Copyright:

" 2000 Conde Nast Publications Inc. "

Start to Finish Time:

" 1:15 "

 

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Per serving: 399 Calories (kcal); 17g Total Fat; (38% calories from fat); 4g

Protein; 58g Carbohydrate; 104mg Cholesterol; 188mg

Sodium

Food Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 3 Fat; 2

1/2 Other Carbohydrates

 

NOTES : We loved this cobblerlike dessert, with its crisp topping and tender

berries beneath. When testing the recipe, we found that

the fine grind of Indian Head stone-ground cornmeal works best.

Nutr. Assoc. : 435 0 0 0 1440 0 0 0 0 0 0 1611