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Sicilian Epiphany Pie

This is a Sicilian version of the French Epiphany dessert, the "galette des rois". The puff pastry has a pistachio cream and ricotta filling with diced candied fruit.

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Last modified on: September 11^th 2018

For 1 pie, you will need:

1 2 egg yolks
2 40 g Pistachio powder or paste
3 75 g butter
4 75 g icing sugar
5 75 g ground almonds
6 10 g cornflour
7 1 tablespoon rum
8 150 g ricotta
9 500 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
10 50 g candied fruit
11 20 g beaten egg
12 1 tablespoon caster sugar
Total weight: 1,065 grams

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
31 min.	30 min.	1 hour 1 min.

Keeping:

Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

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Pistachio cream

To make the pistachio cream filling, put in a food-processor bowl: 2 egg yolks, 40 g Pistachio powder or paste, 75 g butter, 75 g icing sugar, 75 g ground almonds, 10 g cornflour, 1 tablespoon rum and 150 g ricotta.

Stage 2 - 7 min.

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Mix on medium speed until light and evenly mixed.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Stage 3 - 2 min.

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Assemble the pie

Roll out half the puff pastry into a circle and lay on a baking sheet, then prick all over with a pique-vite (pastry pricker).

Stage 4 - 5 min.

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Spread the pistachio cream over the pastry, leaving a border of about 1/2 an inch (1 cm) free.

Cut 50 g candied fruit into small dice and scatter over the top.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

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Use a brush to moisten around the edge of the pastry with water.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

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Roll out the remaining puff pastry into a circle. Moisten around the edge...

Stage 7 - 3 min.

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...and turn this over on top to form the lid.

Seal around the edge by pressing with your fingers.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

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Glaze the top of the pie.

Stage 9 - 1 min.

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Decorate the top by cutting a pattern with a knife, if you wish.

Stage 10 - 1 min.

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Sprinkle a little caster sugar on top to give a slightly caramelized finish.

Stage 11 - 1 min.

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Prick the top of the "galette" 4 or 5 times with a knife to allow the steam to escape during cooking.

Stage 12 - 30 min.

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Baking

Bake for about 30 minutes.

Remarks

You can add a handful of dry roasted pistachio nuts in with the candied fruits.

For an even more authentic Italian flavour, use amaretto instead of rum.

Nutritional information

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 1 pie : 7.00 €

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Source

Based on a recipe by Alba Pezone.

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	Ricotta: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Spinach and ricotta ravioli, ... All
	Icing sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Half-cooked chocolate cake with raspberry coulis, Little Christmas biscuits, Crust for tea, Calissons, Brioche royale, ... All
	Ground almonds: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Almond dacquoise, Checkerboard biscuits, Fruit crumble, Moist chocolate cake, Calissons, ... All

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