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Pistachio pastries

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Ingredients for 35 servings:

  • 300 g flour
  • 200 g butter
  • 125 g sugar
  • 1 egg(s)
  • 1 egg(s), including the yolk
  • 125 g ground pistachios
  • ½ lemon(s), untreated, grated peel
  • 1 egg(s), of which the egg white
  • 50 g chopped pistachios

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 1 hour 20 minutes

Knead flour, butter, sugar, egg, egg yolk, ground pistachios, and lemon zest into a shortcrust pastry. Shape the dough into 2 cm thick logs and let them rest in the refrigerator for one hour. Cut the logs into 1 cm thick slices and form them into balls. Brush the balls with egg white and sprinkle with chopped pistachios. Place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and bake in a preheated oven at 150°C for about 15 minutes.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 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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