Tusenbladstårta (thousand Leaves Torte)

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 cup thick applesauce
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• slivered almonds
• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 -4 tablespoons ice cold water
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup chilled whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 cinnamon pastry:.
• 2 cut butter into flour, salt and cinnamon until particles are size of small peas.
• 3 sprinkle in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost cleans side of bowl, adding 1 to 2 teaspoon water if necessary.
• 4 gather pastry into a ball and set aside.
• 5 custard-cream filling:.
• 6 mix sugar, cornstarch and salt in saucepan. stir in milk gradually.
• 7 cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
• 8 boil and stir 1 minute.
• 9 stir at least half of the hot mixture gradually into egg. stir back into hot mixture in saucepan.
• 10 boil and stir 1 minute.
• 11 remove from heat; stir in vanilla extract. cover and cool slightly; refrigerate until completely cooled.
• 12 beat whipping cream in chilled bowl until stiff; fold into cooled mixture.
• 13 preparing the torte:.
• 14 divide pastry into 6 equal parts.
• 15 roll each part into 7-inch circle on lightly floured cloth-covered board; place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 16 preheat oven to 425 degrees f.
• 17 prick circles with fork; sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon sugar.
• 18 bake until light golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.
• 19 cool on wire racks.
• 20 mix applesauce and lemon juice.
• 21 stack circles, spreading alternately with 1/3 cup applesauce mixture and 1/2 cup custard-cream filling.
• 22 spread top layer with remaining filling. garnish with almonds.
• 23 refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.