Recipe Culinary speciality

Nut Pie

Bündner Nusstorte
The nut pie did not originate in Graubünden. It was brought to Graubünden from the southern regions where the walnut is at home.

Ingredients

Dough

  • 300 gr flour
  • 150 gr sugar
  • 150 gr butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 pinch of salt

Filling

  • 250 gr sugar
  • 300 g chopped walnut kernels
  • 2 dl cream
  • 3 tbsp water

Preparation

  • Mix the flour, salt and sugar in a bowl. Add the butter one piece at a time and grate into a paste.
  • Whisk the egg, add and quickly mix everything together to form a smooth dough. Flatten the dough and cover and chill for about 30 minutes.
  • Keep a third of the dough for the lid. Use the remaining dough to line the cake tin (24 cm Ø) with a 3 cm high rim and prick it tightly with a fork.
  • Bring the sugar and water to the boil in a pan. Reduce heat and simmer until a light brown caramel forms.
  • Mix in the nuts, add the cream and simmer over a low heat for about 10 minutes, stirring. Allow the filling to cool.
  • Spread the filling on the pastry base, form the lid with the remaining pastry, place the pastry lid on the filling, prick several times with a fork and press down well on the edge.
  • Bake the nut pie for approx. 40 minutes in the lower half of the oven preheated to 200°C.