Blueberry Cherry Torte Submitted by LIN

Torte:

4 cups ground walnuts
1 cup sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon


(Reserve 1/2 cup of the above for the topping)

1 can Blueberry pie filling
1 can Cherry pie filling

1 packet of dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water
(dissolve yeast in WARM water)

4 egg YOLKS (save the whites)
1/2 cup MILNUT
(blend the yolks with the milnut)

Dough:

2 sticks margarine softenend
1 stick butter softened
4 cups flour
(blend together)

Then,
BLEND in yeast and egg yolk mixture into the above dough ingredients. Cut the dough into 3 parts.

Roll out first saved dough semi thin. Place on 11 x 16 sheet
Sprinkle nut mixture on top

Roll out second portion of dough. Put on top of nuts. On top of this dough, you will add the pie filling... the blueberry filling on one half and the cherry filling on the other half.

Roll out last portion of dough. Place on top of cherry and blueberry pie filling.

BAKE: @350 for 30 minutes ..while it's baking do this:

Make meringue:

Beat saved egg whites add 6 TBLSP sugar and 1/4 teasp cream of tartar.

Take torte out of the oven and spread meringue on top. THEN, sprinkle the reserved 1/2 of nuts on top of meringue.

PLACE BACK into oven for 10 - 15 more minutes until meringue is slightly browned. After is cools, I cut it into diamond shapes...not too large! ENJOY!!