Rab Torte Rapska Torta Recipes

RAB TORTE (RAPSKA TORTA)

Steps:

• Blanch and peel the almonds, dry for several days at room temperature.
• Grind the almonds by hand; add sugar, vanilla sugar, orange and lemon zest, eggs and maraschino. Each time an ingredient is added, gently mix with the fingertips. Do this 5-6 times.
• Made a soft pastry of the butter, sugar, eggs and salt, and add flour as needed.
• Roll the pastry out into the required shape and place it on a greased baking tin. Put the filling onto the pastry. From the remnants, cut out strips 1 cm wide and line the sides of the filling, making little waves. Then, with a fork impress little tracks along the surface of the filling.
• Bake in preheated oven at 170°C for about 25 minutes, until the stuffing obtains a gold color.
• Decorate with icing sugar, serve with tea, liqueur or Muscat grappa.

ASPARAGUS TORTA

Steps:

• Preheat oven 375 degrees.
• Oil bottom and sides of 8x8x2 pan with 2 Tbsp olive oil.
• Cook asparagus until tender & let cool.
• Cut asparagus into small pieces.
• Beat eggs with 1 Tbsp olive oil, add asparagus, salt & pepper, mix well.
• Pour into prepared pan & drizzle a little olive oil on top.
• Bake approximately 45 minute.
• Should be nice & brown, Cool & cut into squares to serve.

BAJA SHRIMP TORTA

Steps:

• Directly over the flame of a gas burner, or in a cast iron pan set over high heat, char the poblano until the skin is completely blistered. Place pepper in a zip top bag and allow to steam for 5-10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small bowl stir together crema, lime zest, and salt. Once pepper has steamed, remove skin and seeds and finely chop. Stir into crema mixture and set aside.
• In a small airtight container, stir together spices. Place shrimp in a large bowl. Toss with 2 T. spice rub and set shrimp aside to marinate 10-15 minutes. Store remaining spice rub for another use.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl whisk together lime juice and olive oil. Add cabbage, cilantro leaves, and scallions to the bowl and toss to thoroughly combine. Season with salt to taste and set aside.
• Heat a grill pan over high heat. Lightly brush with oil and grill shrimp, turning once, about 2 minutes per side. Toast buns alongside shrimp, about 1 minute, until desired color is achieved.
• To serve, spread poblano crema on top and bottom of buns. Divide shrimp among sandwiches and top with cabbage slaw and cilantro leaves.

REFORMA TORTA

Steps:

• For Cake -- In mixer, combine egg whites and sugar, then add vanilla and walnuts -- When well combined add flour. Pour evenly into 4-13x9 banking pans and bake at 380 degrees for about 12-15 minutes then let cool completely.
• For Filling -- Whip butter and set aside -- In large saucepan combine Chocolate, sugar, shredded walnuts, and vanilla until chocolate is melted and everything is incorporated. Set aside to cool -- Once cooled combine with the whipped butter -- You don't want the butter to melt so do not add them together while hot.
• Then layer together to form cake and sprinkle with additional shredded walnuts!