Tuesdays with Dorie DC: Torta Sbrisolona

September 22, 2021 at 3:15 pm | Posted in cookies & bars, DC, groups, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | 4 Comments
Tags: baking, cookies

Torta Sbrisolona is a cookie made from crumbs. Its name even means “crumbly cake,” as a streusel-type mix that includes sandy stuff (cornmeal and almond flour) as well as chunky stuff (roughly chopped almonds) is scattered over the bottom of a cake tin. Just a gentle press into the tin is recommended by Dorie, and so I tried to ride the fine line between not compacting the crumbs too much, and having cut pieces that did not totally fall apart. In the end I had just one square that split in half when I cut it and a some errant crumbles. I like the crumbly texture and the bits of almond throughout, and the fact that they aren’t too sweet. I can definitely see these pairing well with cheese, as Dorie notes, although I went with plums and ice cream.

For the recipe, see Dorie’s Cookies by Dorie Greenspan. Don’t forget to check out the rest of the TWD Blogroll!

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I think these are a success…you have bars!! They look great! 😃

Comment by isthisakeeper— September 22, 2021 #

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These cookies were good!! I would make them again. Yours look great.

Comment by Cakelaw— September 23, 2021 #

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Plums and ice cream sounds DELISH!!!

Comment by Mardi (eat. live. travel. write.)— September 24, 2021 #

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Ice cream goes with everything:) I like the look of yours with all those almonds. We enjoyed this almond cornmeal combo.

Comment by Diane Zwang— October 2, 2021 #

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