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Torta Paradiso
Torta Paradiso (Gluten-free cake, using potato flour, sugar, butter and eggs, flavored with vanilla)
Originated from: Italy
Occasion: Any time
Contributed by: Taken from "Libro di Cucina" Italian Wikibooks

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Ingredients

For 4 people:
200g (about 7 ounces) sugar
100g (about 3 1/2 ounces) butter
1 teaspoon of vanilla
3 eggs
250g (about 8 3/4 ounces) of potato flour
1 packet "Angelo" yeast (about 1 tablespoon baking powder)

Ingredienti (Original Italian text)
Per 4 persone:
200g zucchero
100g di burro
1 bustina di vaniglia
3 uova
250g di fecola di patate
1 bustina di lievito angelo



Directions

Cream the sugar and butter, then add one egg at a time, then the sieved potato starch and vanilla and finally the baking powder.

Mix everything together and cook in a pan with high sides lined with parchment paper.

Bake at 170 C degrees (about 6 ounces) for 50 minutes.



Preparazione (Original Italian text)

Montare a crema lo zucchero e il burro, aggiungere un uovo alla volta, poi la fecola ben setacciata e la vaniglia e infine il lievito angelo.

Mescolare il tutto e cuocere in una teglia a bordi alti rivestita con carta da forno.

Cuocere a 170 C per 50 minuti.




Notes

Photo: Mary Melfi.

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