Linzertorte
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Austrian German Linzertorte.[1]
Noun
Linzertorte (countable and uncountable, plural Linzertortes or Linzertorten)
- A traditional Austrian pastry, a form of shortbread topped with fruit preserves and sliced nuts with a lattice design on top.
- 2001, Jannequin Bennett, “Linzer Cookie Squares”, in Very Vegetarian, Nashville, Tenn.: Rutledge Hill Press, →ISBN, “Desserts” section, page 301:
- These are easier to make and lower in fat than traditional Linzertorten, but have just as much flavor.
- 2011, Kris Heywood, chapter 47, in Maria: A Novel, Siskiyou Press, →ISBN, page 378:
- The waitress jotted down two coffees and Nusshörnchen, although I wanted a slice of Linzertorte and peppermint tea.
- 2015, Guy Saville, chapter 9, in The Madagaskar Plan, London: Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN, part 1 (Britain), page 89:
- But Burton relented, and on the morning of Alice’s first visit had gone to the local village to buy sticky buns and the Linzertortes that were colonising bakeries throughout the country.
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References
- ^ “Linzertorte, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.