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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 700 g, you will need:

1 200 g butter
2 200 g Pistachio powder or paste
3 2 Eggs
4 1 tablespoon cornflour
5 1 tablespoon rum
6 200 g Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream)
Total weight: 730 grams

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 33 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Put 200 g butter cut into small pieces in the bowl of the mixer and 200 g Pistachio powder or paste, and knead briefly on low speed to soften.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Add 2 Eggs and knead again on medium speed for 5 minutes.

Add 1 tablespoon cornflour and 1 tablespoon rum, then continue mixing for a further 5 minutes.

Stage 3 - 15 min.

Continue mixing and incorporate 200 g 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

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	130 50 %	400 40 %	350 50 %	2,980 150 %	12,470 150 %
Per 100 g	20 7 %	50 5 %	50 7 %	410 20 %	1,710 20 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Nuts, Egg

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For 700 g : 3.93 €

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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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