Pine Nut Torta with Marsala-Poached Autumn Fruit

Ingredients

• 3 cups water
• 1 cup imported sweet Marsala
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 4-inch-long strip lemon peel (yellow part only)
• 2 cups pitted prunes
• 2 cups dried apricots
• + 10 more ingredients
• • 3 large egg yolks
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 ½ teaspoons (packed) grated lemon peel
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 10 tablespoons (1 ¼ sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 ½ cups unbleached all purpose flour
  • ¾ cup pine nuts (about 3 ½ ounces)
  • Powdered sugar

1. For fruit: Combine 3 cups water, Marsala, sugar, cinnamon stick, and lemon peel in heavy large saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add prunes and apricots. Reduce heat to medium; simmer until fruit is just soft but not mushy, stirring frequently, about 25 minutes. Using s...

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