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Tarta de Santiago, one of the most popular desserts in Spain, is a deceptively simple, yet incredibly appetising almond-based tart which originates from the Spanish region of Galicia. It literally translates as “St James Tart”, in honour of the patron saint of Spain, who is said to be buried in the city of Santiago de Compostela.
Tarta de Santiago is traditionally decorated with powdered sugar in the shape of the Cross of Saint James. So if you can, download a stencil of the Saint James Cross to decorate your Spanish almond cake the traditional way. Since I don’t have a printer, I just used a flower shaped stencil.
Tarta de Santiago
adapted from Taste
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- To make pastry, place flour, butter and erythritol or sugar in a food processor. Process until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add egg and process until a smooth ball. Cover in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 180C/350F. Grease a 20cm loose-bottomed fluted tart pan. Roll out pastry on a floured surface and use to line the pan. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Line with baking paper, fill with rice or pastry weights and bake for 10 minutes. Remove paper and weights, and bake for 5 minutes or until crisp. Cool slightly.
- Meanwhile prepare the quince filling. Stir quince paste, lemon juice and water over low heat until smooth. Spread over pastry base.
- Mix orange zest, cinnamon, brandy and almonds in a bowl. Beat butter and erythritol or sugar in another bowl until pale, then add egg until just combined.
- Fold in the almond mixture and spread over paste. Bake in oven for 30-35 minutes. Generously dust the tart with icing sugar and serve with crème fraîche if desired.
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Hi Angie! Tarta de Santiago is such an exquisite treat, and adding quince must make it even better. Thank you for sharing this fantastic recipe!
Warm regards,
Pola | Recomiendo Blog
So many enjoyable flavours, Angie. It looks fabulous.
What a treat this would be.
Looks yummy-Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
Angie this sounds amazing and looks beautiful too... who eats all this baking?
La tarta de Santiago es un dulce buenísimo. La has adaptado añadiéndole membrillo y creo que me va a encantar más aún de lo que ya lo hace.
Quince und schnaps sound like a nice combo-bombo indeed. Plus the almonds!
che meraviglia sarà buonissima!
That sure does look great!
So yummy and a great pie for November!
Looks delightful!
It looks beautiful!
I always make it without quince...I have to try it since I love quince so much!!.......Abrazotes, Marcela
Gracias por la receta. Te mando un beso.
Ohhh this looks so very good.
ooh yes this is lovely. I made one a few years ago and hubby printed out the stencil for me.
sherry
That is a work of art, Angie!
Angie, that looks fantastic. 😋
I can almost taste it from the photo!
Beautiful cake tart.
It looks perfect, It is very clever
Hello Angie,
The cake looks delicious, sounds very tasty! Take care, have a great day!
This looks so good Angie, and I would love a slice right now.
Hi, Angie! I’m back again!
I was pleasantly surprised by this *tarta de Santiago*, which is so well-known in Spanish cuisine. Thank you so much for sharing it.
Have a happy Thursday.
Looks incredible Angie, and I love how you stenciled the flower decoration on there.
I wanted to make this for a long time but I wanted to make that cross template so i can dust it like the traditional one 😁
That does look good.
Happy Friday Angie's!
What a lovely dessert! I have seen quince jelly in stores but never quince paste. I am going to have to pay closer attention when I am shopping.
U nas nie widziałam pasty pogodowej, ale jeśli kiedyś ją znajdę wiem jak ją wykorzystać. Pysznie zapowiada się to ciasto.
So pretty & delicious.
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