Piedmont pyramids
If you are already familiar with coconut pyramids, you might like to try these hazelnut-flavoured Piedmont pyramids.
The recipe is very straightforward, but these little cakes, with their crisp outside and moist centre, are simply delicious.
The recipe is very straightforward, but these little cakes, with their crisp outside and moist centre, are simply delicious.
30K 4.3/5 based on 3 reviews
Last modified on: December 2nd 2020
Keywords for this recipe:For 30 pieces, you will need:
- 1
3 Eggs - 2
270 g caster sugar - 3
600 g ground hazelnuts - Total weight: 1,020 grams
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 15 min. | 20 min. | 35 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 2 min.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Add 600 g ground hazelnuts and mix again. This should give you a fairly thick paste.
Stage 3 - 7 min.
Weigh out pieces of about 1 oz (30 g), roll into balls and arrange on a sheet of cooking parchment (or a silicon mat, as shown in the photo), laid on a baking sheet.
Stage 4
Pinch each ball between your fingers twice, at right angles, to give a pyramid shape.
Dip your fingers in cold water if the mixture begins to stick.
Dip your fingers in cold water if the mixture begins to stick.
Stage 5 - 4 min.
Make all the pyramids like this.
Stage 6 - 20 min.
Bake for about 20 minutes.
Stage 7
Leave to cool on a wire rack.
Remarks
Depending on the size of your egg, you might need to adjust the quantity of ground hazelnuts. For an elegant finishing touch, stick a whole hazelnut (without its skin) on top of each pyramid.
Keeping
A few days in an air-tight jar or tin.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 5,361 Kcal or 22,445 Kj | 109 gr | 372 gr | 382 gr |
| 268 % | 42 % | 35 % | 58 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 526 Kcal or 2,202 Kj | 11 gr | 37 gr | 37 gr |
| 26 % | 4 % | 3 % | 6 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 179 Kcal or 749 Kj | 4 gr | 12 gr | 13 gr |
| 9 % | 1 % | 1 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 30 pieces : 8.45 €
- Per piece : 0.28 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Ground hazelnuts: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Hazelnut and orange cake, Little cakes with a chocolate and hazelnut centre, Smart plum tart, Rich hazelnut buttercream, Chocolate mousse with hazelnuts, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Strawberry mousse with mascarpone, Macaronade mixture, Lemon Confectioner's Custard, Nantes Tourton, Poaching syrup, ... All |
 | Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Caramelized apple and walnut cake, Pistachio tiramisu, Oatmeal and apple cookies, Apple Batter Puddings, Household cake (Gâteau de ménage), ... All |
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