Tarta de Santiago

[vanrobin]

Pilgrims arriving in Santiago (or earlier in Galicia) will be familiar with the famous almond tart. But at home my wife and I have a problem: how do you make the 'Cruz de Santiago' the distictive cross of St, James in the centre of the tart? We assume that there is a cut out, but where to get it in North America? Does anyone have any ideas - and also a favourite recipe?

 

[OTH86]

See this thread https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/tarta-de-santiago.49656/#post-539841
Somewhere in it there is a link to a pattern you can use - fairly easy!
Find the easiest recipe with only about 5-6 ingredients - more are not necessarily needed - imho.
Good luck! Y Buen Provecho!

 

[Deleted member 3000]

Not North America, but...

https://www.amazon.es/dp/B0056Y4ZZ6/

 

[ShellsG]

Copy a picture and cut your own stencil would be the cheapest and easiest, light cardboard and a xacto knife

 

[vanrobin]

Thank you everyone.Good links and ideas.

 

[gittiharre]

Pilgrims arriving in Santiago (or earlier in Galicia) will be familiar with the famous almond tart. But at home my wife and I have a problem: how do you make the 'Cruz de Santiago' the distictive cross of St, James in the centre of the tart? We assume that there is a cut out, but where to get it in North America? Does anyone have any ideas - and also a favourite recipe?

Hi. I googled the cross symbol, downloaded it, enlarged the image and cut it out. Then put it on centre of my tart and dusted the top with thin layer of icing sugar. Removed the template et voila!

 

[rolo]

Pilgrims arriving in Santiago (or earlier in Galicia) will be familiar with the famous almond tart. But at home my wife and I have a problem: how do you make the 'Cruz de Santiago' the distictive cross of St, James in the centre of the tart? We assume that there is a cut out, but where to get it in North America? Does anyone have any ideas - and also a favourite recipe?

http://www.deliciasdeespana.com/
This is a link to a Spanish restaurant in Miami which also sells Spanish products. It's where I first saw the tarta De Santiago. It was my inspiration to walk the Camino. Very nice owners. I'm certain they will gladly ship one to you. Good luck!

 

[Deleted member 3000]

This Virginia site has had the stencil in the past. Bookmark it and check back occasionally (or ask them when it may be in stock).

https://www.tienda.com/recipes/tarta-de-santiago.html

 

[trecile]

Just Google "tarta de santiago stencil" and you will get tons of results that you can print out to use for your stencil. You can just use paper.
https://www.google.com/search?q=tar...mAx6vYAhXEyFQKHe4vCfgQsAQIMw&biw=1366&bih=637

 

[gml]

I did what a couple of others did: found an image online, enlarged it to the size I wanted, printed it on thick paper, and cut around it. I always push a few straight pins (sewing pins) partway through the paper cross before placing it on the cake. The pins hold it in place while I dust the top of the cake with icing sugar, and they serve as handles for lifting it off of the cake very neatly. Voilà - a nice crisp cross.

 

[camino-david]

I googled 'images of the cross of knights templar' and the cross you want is in the second row on the right, then copied and enlarged, and then laminated the whole page and then cut out the cross. Dead easy. In Santiago you can also buy them in stainless steel, but hard to find, so suggest you ask at the Galician Tourist Office for places to buy it. My recipe is:
Set oven at 180 degrees centigrade
Thoroughly grease with butter 22cm dia pie pan with removable base
280gm of sugar
320gm of ground almonds (or almond meal)
2 heaped teaspoons of cinnamon
1 melted ice block of lemon juice *
5 eggs, mixed but not whipped
Mix dry ingredients thoroughly, add eggs and lemon juice and mix, pour into 22cm dia fluted pie pan, and bake for 40 - 45 minutes at 170 degrees centigrade. Remove from pan when cool.
* When lemons are in season, I but lots, juice and freeze in ice block trays and when frozen put in plastic freezer bags

 

[Momonne]

Here is the recipe formthe one I served two days ago. Many asked for the recipe!

250 grams almond meal
250 grams of sugar
5 eggs
Lemon zest (I used the zest from a whole medium sized lemon and it was a more lemony flavour than on the Camino)
1 tbsp. icing sugar to sprinkle over cross outline
1 chunk unsalted butter to spread on the baking pan (Oil spray is much more handy if you have it)
1/2 teaspoon powdered cinnamon

You can use a number of essences to give the cake a nice aroma, such as brandy, almond, cinnamon liqueur etc (I stuck to the traditional flavours and did not add any essences)

1 round detachable flan baking pan 22 cm and a paper Santiago cross

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 160deg C (320F)

In a bowl pour the sugar, almond meal, cinnamon lemon zest and other essense used.

Mix ingredients with a fork.

Add the lightly beaten eggs and mix well with a spoon or spatula, but do not whisk, only ensure that all ingredients are mixed. (There are other recepies arund that require you to separate the eggs and beat the whites until firm. This makes for a tasty treat, but also more of a fluffy cake and not a dnse tarta de Santiago).

Grease the baking pan with the butter (oil spray);and pour the mix in.

Bake in the 160 oven for about 50 mins or until lightly golden and centre firm (be careful not to keep the oven too hot, you want a dryish desert, so the crust has to hold out for a long time without burning).

When cold put paper cross on and sprinkle with sieved icing sugar. Remove cross carefully then enjoy.