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Pistachio petit four cake Ingredients: - 3/4 cup skinned pistachio nuts- 1 2/3 cups sugar- 2 cups cake flour- 1 tbsp baking powder- 1/2 tsp salt- 226g (8 ounces)unsalted butter, at room t- emperatur- 1/2 cup milk- 2 tsp vanilla extract- 5 eggs, lightly beaten- 3/4 cup apricot preserves- Marzipan (below)- Dark chocolate glaze (below) 1) Marzipan:- 8 ounces almond paste- 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar- 1/4 cup light corn syrup 2) Dark Ganache Glaze: - 1 pound extra bittersweet chocolate- 1 1/4 cups heavy cream Preparation: Step 1: Preheat the oven to 180C (350F. Butter three 8…
Nigella lawson's -chocolate pistachio fudge Ingredients: - Dark Chocolate- 350 g (broken roughly)- Condensed milk- 400 g- Salt -a pinch- Butter 1 tablespoon- Pistachio 150 gms (lightly roasted and pounded) Preparation: Step 1: Take a heavy bottom pan, in it put all the ingredients. Put it on a low flame and let the chocolate melt. Step 2: At no point during the entire process of cooking the chocolate should boil. Step 3: Keep mixing and cooking on low flame till the mixture thickens. Step 4: The condensed milk helps give the dish a fudge like texture. Step 5: Pour the mixture into…
Pistachio almond cookies Ingredients: - 225g unsalted butter, softened- 140g castor sugar- 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten- 2 tea spoon vanilla extract- 225g plain flour- 55g ground almonds- 55g pistachio nuts, finely chopped- 1/2 tea spoon salt Preparation: Step 1: Put the butter and sugar into a bpwl and mix well with a wooden spoon. Then beat in the egg yolk and extract. Step 2: Sift the flour and salt into the mixture. Add the ground almonds and stir until thoroughly combined. Halve the dough, shape into balls, wrap in clingfilm and chill in the refrigerator for about 40 minutes.…
Cranberry pistachio biscotti Ingredients: - 3 cups all purpose flour- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda- 1/2 teaspoon salt- 1 stick unsalted butter, room temp.- 1 cup sugar- 3 large eggs- grated zest of 1 orange- 1/2 teaspoon orange oil- 1 cup shelled pistachios- 1 cup dried cranberries Preparation: Step 1: Preheat oven to 325 degrees(F.) Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment. In a medium bowl, whisk the dry ingredients. Step 2: In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at…
Pistachio cookies Ingredients: - 175 g unsalted butter- 60 g icing sugar, sifted- 125 g plain flour, sifted- 60 g corn flour, sifted- 3/4 cup ground pistachios Preparation: Step 1: Cream butter & icing sugar for 1 minute. Add flour in 3 batches and beat till light & fluffy for another 3 minutes. Step 2: Using a spatula, fold in pistachios until evenly mixed. Chill dough in fridge for 3 hrs.Shape dough into small balls. Step 3: Flatten slightly with back of a fork. Sprinkle extra chopped pistachios on top. Step 4: Bake in preheated oven at 180 degrees celsius for 15-20 minutes.(the…
Chocolate pistachio fingers Ingredients: - Butter/Margarine - 3/4 Cup- Sugar - 1/3 Cup + 2 Tbsp- Almond Paste - 1/3 Cup- All Purpose Flour - 1 2/3 Cup- Semisweet Chocolate Chips - 1 Cup- Finely Chopped Pistachios - 1/2 Cup Preparation: Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 Degree F.Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or lightly grease and dust with flour. Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl until blended. Step 2: Blend in flour to make a smooth dough. Turn out into lightly floured board.Divide in to 8 equal pieces;divide each piece in half.Roll each half into a…
Pistachio pesto lamb Ingredients: - 2½ lb rack of lamb- Pistachio Basil Pesto: 1 cup basil leaves packed- 1 cup baby spinach packed- 3 cloves garlic - 2 tablespoons roasted pistachio nuts- ¾ cup olive oil- salt and peeper Preparation: Step 1: Add all pesto ingredients in a blender, combining the herbs, pistachio nuts and garlic. While blitzing gradually pour in olive oil. Season with ¼ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Step 2: Preheat oven 400°F/200°C. Preheat sauté pan on high heat for 2 minutes. Season lamb with salt and pepper on both sides. Step 3: Add 1 tbsp olive oil and…
Pistachio chocolate ice cream bombe Ingredients: 1) for Pistachio Ice Cream:- 2 cup of cream- 1 cup of milk- 2 cups pistachio butter (see previous recipe under preserves)- 100g sugar- 4 egg yolks- 3 drops of almond essence (optional) 2) Further:- 200g 70% cocoa chocolate- 200g chocolate sponge, bought or home made (recipe below) 3) for chocolate sponge:- 125g butter- 125 sugar- 125 SR flour- 2 eggs- 2 tablespoons milk- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder Preparation: Step 1: 1) for Pistachio Ice Cream:Place milk & cream in a pan over a very low heat and bring to a simmer. Whisk…
Cardamom, pistachio, almond & honey ice-cream Ingredients: - 4 eggs yolks- 125 g sugar- 300 ml low fat milk- 200 ml liquid cream- Vanilla- 1 tea spoon ground cardamom- Crushed pistachios & almonds- Honey Preparation: Step 1: Mix the egg yolks and sugar in a bowl. In a pot, bring the milk, cream, cardamom and vanilla to boil. Step 2: Pour the boiling milk mixture over the cold mixture (eggs + sugar) while stirring. Step 3: Return to heat and continue to stir until the cream starts to thicken. Step 4: This stage of cooking is known as nappe which is…
Strawberry & pistachio financiers Ingredients: - Almond powder, 50g- Pistachios (ground), 100g- Butter, 75g- Icing sugar, 80g- Flour, 30g- Egg white, 3- Strawberries, 20 Preparation: Step 1: Melt the butter in a saucepan until it’s slightly brown. Set aside and keep it warm. Grind pistachio until fine, almost like powder. Step 2: In a bowl, put in ground pistachio, almond powder, flour, icing sugar. Mix well. Then, put in the melted butter and give it a good mix. Step 3: Now, put in the egg white. At this point, you need to use electric mixer/whisk to mix all the ingredients until…