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Pistachio cream

Very similar to almond cream, pistachio cream is ideal for filling or topping all kinds of cakes and tarts. Just like almond cream, it swells during cooking.

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Last modified on: October 4^th 2012

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For 2 kg 100 g, you will need:

1 619.2 ml butter
2 600 ml Pistachio powder or paste
3 6 Eggs
4 3 tablespoons cornflour
5 3 tablespoons rum
6 600 ml Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream)

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Start to finish
33 min.	33 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Put 619.2 ml butter cut into small pieces in the bowl of the mixer and 600 ml Pistachio powder or paste, and knead briefly on low speed to soften.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Add 6 Eggs and knead again on medium speed for 5 minutes.

Add 3 tablespoons cornflour and 3 tablespoons rum, then continue mixing for a further 5 minutes.

Stage 3 - 15 min.

Continue mixing and incorporate 600 ml Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream) a tablespoonful at a time.

Continue mixing until the mixture becomes fairly light in texture (about 10 minutes).

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Keep refrigerated in a sealed container.

Remarks

This cream will keep for a few days in the fridge in a sealed container, but it also freezes well. You can then take out of the freezer just the quantity you need for your recipe.

Keeping

Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
8,934 Kcal or 37,405 Kj	388 gr	1,201 gr	1,053 gr
447 %	149 %	113 %	160 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
408 Kcal or 1,708 Kj	18 gr	55 gr	48 gr
20 %	7 %	5 %	7 %

% 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).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Nuts, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 2 kg 100 g : 11.79 €

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	Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Strawberry tart, Chinois, Peach and green tea tart, Pear verbena tarts, Pear and lime meringue pie, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), Basic cake batter - the French way, Breton galettes (pancakes), Tatin apple diplomat tart, Breton Pie, ... All
	Pistachio powder or paste: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pistachio shortbread biscuits, Pistachio tiramisu, Pistachio confectioner's custard, Pistachio cake, Pistachio madeleines, ... All
	Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Italian toast, Apple custard tart, Pear and chocolate tart with a hint of mint, Chocolate cake, Sushi, ... All

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The 6 comments already posted on this recipe

Yes, you can.
Posted by jh march 30^th 2021 at 13:51 n° 6
Same as frangipane is almond cream + custard, do you think one could make a pistachio cream by stopping before Stage 3?
Posted by Horacio march 30^th 2021 at 11:16 n° 5
This is because the cream is for cooking in recipes.
Posted by jh june 25^th 2014 at 09:00 n° 4
There is no heat in these recipe ? how is that with the eggs in there
Posted by lug june 24^th 2014 at 17:29 n° 3
Oups! OK now corrected, thank you for the warning.
Posted by jh october 4^th 2012 at 08:21 n° 2
You forgot to add the pistachio powder to your recipe!!!
Posted by aishah october 3^rd 2012 at 20:43 n° 1

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