Linzer Torte - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
1 c. sugar
3 eggs, separated
1 lemon (rind and juice)
1 Tbsp. brandy
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 lb. fine ground almonds
2 c. flour, sifted 3 times
12 oz. jam or preserves (preferably raspberry)

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar; add yolks, almonds and flavorings. Add flour and baking powder; mix well and fold in stiffly beaten whites.
Roll out or pat 2/3 dough in greased and floured spring-form pan, having the dough thicker on the bottom than on the sides.
Fill with jam or preserves.
Roll out rest of dough; cut in strips and crisscross over top.
Bake for 40 minutes in 350\u00b0 oven.