Shortbread Leipzig cake with jam

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   So we make the first shortbread dough. We take cold butter and cut it into flour with sugar, rub it with our hands, add yolks. Knead the dough.

2. Step 2:

   

   Wrap the dough in foil and put it in the refrigerator for half an hour.

3. Step 3:

   

   Let's prepare the products for the almond dough for now. Almonds can be replaced with any ground nut.

4. Step 4:

   

   Beat the whites to peaks and put them aside.

5. Step 5:

   

   Beat the soft butter until white with powdered sugar.

6. Step 6:

   

   Add yolks, flour, starch and ground almonds. Next, add the whipped whites in parts. And gently mix.

8. Step 7:

   

   Take out the dough. We take 3/4 . And roll it out on paper through a film. Into the formation. Approximately the size of 39 by 30.

9. Step 8:

   

   Now we spread the layer with jam.

10. Step 9:

    

    Spread the almond dough on top.

11. Step 10:

    

    Roll out the rest of the dough into a layer and divide into strips. We spread these strips diagonally on top of the dough.Put in the oven preheated to 180gr at 25-30cm.

12. Step 11:

    

    The finished cake is hot smeared with jam. Enjoy your meal.

13. Step 12:

    

    Very tasty!