Have you ever heard about Torta della nonna?
It’s a classic Italian dessert made with a sweet pie crust filled with a lemony custard and topped with toasted pine nuts.
If you wanna learn how to make this Grandma’s custard pie follow my step-by-step recipe.
Ingredients:
For the pie crust
2 cups all purpose flour (250 gr)
1/2 cup of white sugar (80 gr)
8 tbsp cold unsalted butter (120 gr)
For the custard
egg yolks 5 unit
1/3 cup white sugar (70 gr)
1 tbsp vanilla paste
2.5 cups whole milk ( 1/2 liter)
1/4 cup cornstarch (30 gr)
1 lemon zest
pinenuts 50 gr
I used a 10″ pie plate
Bake at 350 for 50 minutes, rest in the oven 1 hour and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
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00:00 Intro & history of ” Torta della nonna”
00:43 How to make pie crust
02:23 How to make custard
03:57 How to roll a pie crust the easy way
04:36 How to place pie crust in pan
05:50 Ready to bake
06:10 Final touch
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