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       Title: Weintraubentorte (Grape Torte)
  Categories: German, Desserts
       Yield: 8 servings
  
 -----------------------------------DOUGH-----------------------------------
       2 c  Flour; Unbleached, Unsifted         1 ea Egg Yolk; Large
     2/3 c  Sugar                               1 ea Lemon; Grated Rind Of
     1/4 c  Butter Or Margarine               1/8 ts Salt
       1 ea Egg; Large                    
 
 ----------------------------------TOPPING----------------------------------
       1 lb Grapes                            1/2 ea Lemon; Juice Of
       3 ea Egg Whites; Large                   4 oz Almonds; Ground
       6 tb Sugar                          
  
   DOUGH:
   Sift flour and sugar into a medium-size bowl.  Cut in butter or margarine
   until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.  Add egg, egg yolk, lemon rind, and
   salt; mix with a fork to form dough.  Cover dough and let rest in
   refrigerator 20 minutes.  Roll out dough into a circle; place in an
   ungreased springform pan.  Form a 1-inch high rim.  Bake in preheated 350
   degree F. oven for 10 minutes.
   FILLING:
   Meanwhile, clean and halve grapes, and remove seeds if necessary.  Beat
   egg whites until stiff; blend in sugar, lemon juice, and ground almonds.
   Carefully fold in the grapes.  Remove cake from the oven.  Fill baked
   cake shell with grape mixture, return to the oven, and bake for another
   30 minutes at 350 degrees F.  Remove cake from pan and cool on wire rack.
  
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