Galicia
Tarta de Santiago
An almond cake from Santiago de Compostela, marked with a cross of icing sugar. Pilgrim approved.
55 minTime
11 gProtein each
mildSpice
Make it your way
Grandma's wayAlmonds, sugar, eggs, lemon, with the cross of Saint James in icing sugar.
The original353kcalsame
11 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
55minutessame
Tarta de Santiago.
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.
Ingredients
Method
4 steps- 1Whisk eggs and sugar until pale and foamy.
- 2Fold in the ground almonds, zest and cinnamon.
- 3Pour into an oiled 24 cm tin and bake at 180 C until golden and set.
- 4Cool. Lay a cross of Saint James stencil on top and dust with icing sugar.
Serve it like this
Serve on a cake stand with the white cross visible, sliced into thin wedges. Coffee or sweet wine alongside.
