Russian Torte

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Ingredients

  • Icing:
  • 4 egg whites
  • 3 cups ground nuts
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 3 sticks butter, softened
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1/4 cup cold milk
  • 1/4 cup warm water with 1 pkg yeast
  • 2 jars apricots
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup Crisco
  • 1 small can (5 oz) evaporated milk

Preparation

Step 1

Beat egg whites until very stiff. Add to nuts, sugar and cinnamon.

Mix butter and flour like a pie crust. Add yeast, eggs (slightly beaten) and milk to flour mixture. Divide dough into 3 pieces. Roll each piece between pieces of waxed paper. Put in a greased jelly roll pan. Put nut mixture on top. Roll 2nd piece of dough. Put on top of nuts. Put apricots on top of 2nd piece of dough. Then put 3rd piece of dough on top of apricots. Bake on 350° for 40-45 minutes.

Icing:
Beat together sugar, Crisco and evaporated milk. Sprinkle with nuts.