Pistachio, apricot and lemon pastry
Time for some great mediterranean flavours. Pistachio, apricots and lemon, all native to south Italy, create a wonderful harmony in this recipe. The vanilla milk chocolate bavarois creates a solid foundation against which all fruity flavours stand out nicely. This recipe requires some advanced pastry making skills.
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Medium
Pistachio and apricot sablé
Ingredients: Pistachio and apricot sablé
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150 gbutter
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140 glight brown sugar
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60 gegg yolks
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150 gflour
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20 gyeast
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125 gpistachio powder
Preparation: Pistachio and apricot sablé
Cream together the butter and sugar. Add the egg yolks and then the dry ingredients. Place the mixture in a rectangular mould using a piping bag, and decorate with apricot.
Pistachio délice
Ingredients: Pistachio délice
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135 gcream
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135 gmilk
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50 gPistachio paste
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60 gcaster sugar
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90 gegg yolks
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27 ggelatin
Preparation: Pistachio délice
Make a custard using the first five ingredients. Remove from the heat and add the gelatine. Pour into a mould and freeze.
Lemon cream
Ingredients: Lemon cream
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210 glemon curd
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150 gwhole egg(s)
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110 gsugar
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125 gbutter
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30 ggelatin
Preparation: Lemon cream
Boil the lemon curd. Add the eggs and sugar and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and add the gelatine. Cut the butter into small cubes and using an electric mixer beat into the mixture.
Using a piping bag, apply a thin layer on top of the pistachio délice and freeze.
Vanilla and milk chocolate bavarian
Ingredients: Vanilla and milk chocolate bavarian
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150 gmilk
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150 gcream
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25 gsugar
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60 gegg yolks
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250 gcream
Preparation: Vanilla and milk chocolate bavarian
Make a custard using the first four ingredients. Pour over the milk chocolate Callebaut 823. Chill and add the cream.
Finishing and presentation
Place the sablé base in a rectangular mould, garnish with the vanilla milk bavarois. Position the pistachio lemon insert and cover with vanilla milk bavarois. Chill, remove from the mould and glaze. Decorate.
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