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Apple Walnut Torte

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Apple Walnut Torte

Apple Walnut Torte

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Equipment

  • - KitchenAid Stand Mixer / Professional-Grade

  • - Oxo Good Grips Silicone Baking Mat

  • - Fisher-Price Kitchen Aide Measuring Cups, Set of 4, Red

  • - Spatula (Nonstick Pans), Silicone

  • - Cuisinart Mini Food Processor

  • - Mezzaluna Knife for Chopping

  • - Digital Scale with Tare Function, 10-Pound Capacity

  • - Heavy-Duty Silicone Baking Pan, Square /9 Inch

  • - Mandoline Slicer, Compact and Portable

  • - Spatula (Nonstick Pan), Aluminum

  • - Rubber Spatula, 6-Inch, Nylon/Silicone

Ingredients

  • 2 sticks unsalted butter, well softened, divided

  • 1 1/2 cups sugar, divided

  • 2 pounds tart apples such as Granny Smith, Northern Spy, or Greening, peeled, halved lengthwise, and cored

  • 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

  • 3/4 teaspoon ground allspice

  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

  • 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg

  • 1 1/2 cups walnuts (5 ounces), coarsely chopped, toasted , and cooled completely

  • 2 large eggs

  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

  • 1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract

  • 3 tablespoons apple jelly

  • Equipment: a 9- by 3-inch round cake pan or a 9-inch springform pan wrapped in foil

  • Accompaniment: Calvados vanilla cream

Instructions

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Instruction 1

Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
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Instruction 2

Butter pan and fit a round of parchment paper in bottom. Butter parchment, then flour pan.
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Instruction 3

Spread 1/2 stick butter thickly on bottom of a 12-inch heavy skillet and sprinkle 1/2 cup sugar evenly over butter. Arrange apples, cut sides down, over sugar and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook over medium heat, turning apples occasionally, until sugar is caramelized and apples are tender and golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
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Instruction 4

Arrange apples, cut sides down, in concentric circles in bottom of cake pan, then pour over any caramel from skillet.
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Instruction 5

Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt.
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Instruction 6

Pulse walnuts with remaining cup sugar in a food processor until finely ground.
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Instruction 7

Beat remaining 1 1/2 sticks butter in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy, about 3 minutes. Add walnut sugar and beat until just combined. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in extracts. At low speed, mix in flour mixture until just combined (batter will be thick).
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Instruction 8

Dollop batter over apples and spread evenly. Bake until torte just begins to pull away from side of pan and a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool torte in pan on a rack 30 minutes. Put rack over torte, then invert torte onto rack.
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Instruction 9

Melt apple jelly in a small heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring. Brush apples generously with jelly, then cool torte completely, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
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