Ridding your kitchen of all things not kosher for Passover is always a bit of a scramble. While cooking with my Mother for this Friday night dinner I was a bit stumped when it came to making a dessert. Having a dwindling amount of ingredients, I began my search for the perfect pre-Passover dessert (this is also a good year-round recipe!).
Ingredients
1 cup (Earth Balance) butter, softened
1 egg
1/2 cup turbinado sugar
7 oz. almond paste
1/2 tsp almond extract
2 cups flour
1 jar seedless black raspberry jam ( I recommend using Smucker's Simply Fruit)
3 egg whites
1/2 cup vegan cane sugar
1/2 unsweetened flaked coconut
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan and set aside.
Crust
In a large bowl, combine butter, almond paste, and turbinado sugar until smooth (use an electric hand mixer to cut down on time). Beat in one egg as well as the almond extract. Gradually add the 2 cups of flour until the ingredients are fully combined. Press the dough into the pan and back for 20-25 minutes until it is golden brown. Set aside to allow it to cool slightly.
Raspberry Filling
Empty the jar of black-raspberry jam into a small/medium size mixing bowl. Whisk until the jam becomes loose and smooth. Spread jam across the top of the crust.
Meringue Top
In a large bowl, whip egg whites until they form soft peaks. Gradually add the 1/2 cup sugar until the egg whites form stiff peaks and have a glossy appearance. Spread on top of jam and sprinkle the flaked coconut on top.
Bake for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned and firm. Allow to cool and then cut bars with a sharp knife.
Music Suggestions:
- Reverie- Claude Debussy
- Moon River- Lawrence Welk
Dear Natanielle,
ReplyDeleteThe dessert is extravagant and the music simply "wunnerful, wunnerful!" You and your mom certainly make a great team in the kitchen.
Chag Pesach Sameach!
Beverly
Dear Beverly,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed meeting you and your husband as well. I'm so glad you like the dessert and the music suggestions! Now I just have to add some Pesach recipes.
Chag Pesach Sameach to you as well!
Natanielle
Hi!
ReplyDeleteI just printed up a recipe (almond macaroon torte with chocolate frosting) from smittenkitchen for Pesach; she has several listed, but this one was just posted today. It looks complicated but I might give it a try for the last days. I KNOW you could accomplish it! I wonder what music goes with a torte?
Take care,
Beverly
Hi!
ReplyDeleteThat recipe looks wonderful! You must let me know how it turns out. As far as a musical accompaniment for a torte goes, Lawrence Welk never fails. : )
I ended up making a flourless chocolate cake which I actually found on a gluten free recipe website. It's very easy to make. I'll post the recipe for it.
I hope you are having an enjoyable Pesach!
Natanielle
Hi Natanielle,
ReplyDeleteI decided not to tackle the torte (so tired of being in the kitchen since last Sunday. . .), but last week I did make the smitten kitchen thumbprint hazelnut cookies and they were very good. I had some leftover dough and was too lazy to make more cookies, so I made a crust with it in one of my "kosher for Passover" pans. Some strawberry jam was handy so I spread it on the dough and voila! a fabulous dessert. Crazy, right?
Have a great yom tov!
Beverly