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Christmas Cookies: Saffron Terraces with Pistachios

5 from 4 votes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dinner
Cuisine European
Servings 1 people
Calories 406 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 2 tbsp Orange juice
  • 1 can Saffron powder
  • 200 g Wheat flour type 405
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 100 g Sugar
  • 1 Egg yolk size M
  • 100 g Butter flakes
  • 125 g Nut nougat
  • 125 g Powdered sugar
  • 1 Egg Whites
  • 2 tbsp Chopped pistachios

Instructions
 

  • Heat orange juice and stir in 1/2 can of saffron. Let cool down
  • Quickly knead the flour, baking powder, sugar, egg yolk, flakes of butter and orange-saffron juice into a dough. Wrapped in foil, place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  • Roll out the dough thinly on a milled work surface and cut out with a round cutter (approx. 5 cm). Poke holes out of half of the circles with a small knife (approx. 2 cm).
  • Preheat the oven: electric stove 200 ° degrees WL 175 ° degrees gas: level 3
  • Place the biscuits on a greased baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven for approx. 10 minutes until golden and then leave to cool on a wire rack.
  • For the decoration, melt the nougat in a small saucepan over a very low heat.
  • Spread the nougat on the biscuits without a hole and place the perforated biscuits on top.
  • Mix the powdered sugar, egg white and 1/2 can of saffron, brush the biscuits with it and sprinkle with pistachios.
  • Makes about 30 pieces! The preparation time relates to all work!
  • Have fun baking and enjoy your meal

Nutrition

Serving: 100gCalories: 406kcalCarbohydrates: 64.7gProtein: 3.6gFat: 14.6g
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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 25 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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