Fig and almond cake is an icon of mediterranean cuisine and was consumed in ancient times as part of the regular diet.
Fig almond cake spain.
Add almond mixture and beat for a minute until batter is just mixed.
Sprinkle figs with sugar and bake for 30 minutes until golden outside and dry at center when probed with a cake tester.
Boil for 10 minutes.
Toast the almonds and pulse them in the food processor to chop them.
After remove the fennel.
Mix everything together with a bit of water and form the mixture into a log.
This cake doesn t have any type of flour in it making it a great option for those who practise gluten free diet.
Pour batter into pan.
Arrange fig halves cut side up over the batter.
This cake is a classic traditional spanish dessert created a long long time ago the first documents about this recipe are dated 1577.
Spanish almond cake or widely known as tarta de santiago st.
Mince the figs in the food processor and add the honey spices and brandy.
Okay i ordered the 11 lbs spanish fig cake with almonds after a recent trip to spain.
Spanish fig cake is a cinch to make.
Then finely chop the fennel.
Preparing your fig cake.
Galicia is an autonomous community in northwest spain.
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Don t throw out the boiled water.
Spanish marcona and largueta almonds are rich and delicious whether roasted in olive oil or covered in decadent dark chocolate.
In a saucepan bring the water to a boil and add the fennel.
Marconas are the queen of almonds with a fuller flavor and a softer bite than normal almonds largueta almonds are prized for their heightened almond flavor and added crunchiness.
Spanish almond cake recipe tarta de santiago.
A great on the go snack format of the perennial favorite fig almond cake made with just pajarero figs and marcona almonds.
First remove the stems from the figs and chop into small pieces.
The pajarero fig is grown in spain which has been cultivating these special figs since the arabic invasion.
James cake is a traditional galician cake.
Pan de higo is easy to make especially if you use a food processor.
Known for their sweet flavour and tiny seeds the fine texture of the fruit creates a very smooth cake.
Remove stem from each fig and cut in half.