Pistachio shortbread biscuits
These melt-in-the-mouth biscuits are "double pistachio", as they contain both pistachio paste and toasted chopped pistachios.
2 hours 60 min.
Easy
30 biscuits
6 IngredientsLast modified on: April 19th 2012
For 30 biscuits, you will need:
- 1
250 g flour - 2
125 g butter - 3
125 g caster sugar - 4
1 egg - 5
100 g pistachios - 6
50 g pistachio powder or paste - Total weight: 700 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Resting: 2 hours
Cooking: 35 min.
All in all: 2 hours 60 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 15 min.
Preheat the oven to 150°C (300°F).
Spread 100 g pistachios out over a baking sheet (set aside about 30 for decoration) and put in the oven for 15 minutes to roast them.
Leave to cool then blend briefly to a coarse texture. You can also chop them quickly with a knife.
Spread 100 g pistachios out over a baking sheet (set aside about 30 for decoration) and put in the oven for 15 minutes to roast them.
Leave to cool then blend briefly to a coarse texture. You can also chop them quickly with a knife.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Put 250 g flour, 125 g butter, 125 g caster sugar and 1 egg into a food-mixer bowl.
Knead on slow speed until the dough is smooth and evenly mixed.
Knead on slow speed until the dough is smooth and evenly mixed.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Add 50 g pistachio powder or paste and the chopped pistachios. Knead for a further 1 or 2 minutes to mix well.
Stage 4 - 2 hours
Gather the dough into a large flat cake, wrap in stretch plastic film and put in the fridge for at least 2 hours (the dough can be prepared the day before you want to use it and left overnight).
Stage 5 - 15 min.
Preheat the oven to 180°C (360°F).
Roll out the dough using a rolling pin to about ½ cm ( ¼ inch)and cut out small circles of dough with a cutter (the easiest way).
Roll out the dough using a rolling pin to about ½ cm ( ¼ inch)and cut out small circles of dough with a cutter (the easiest way).
Stage 6 - 20 min.
You can use a different shape of cutter. The one I am using here is traditionally used for calissons.
Place a whole pistachio on the top and press in gently.
Bake for around 20 minutes.
Place a whole pistachio on the top and press in gently.
Bake for around 20 minutes.
Remarks
To bring out the pistachio flavour even more, you can add a drop of pistachio essence to the dough, but this is not essential.
As usual with shortbread-style biscuits, do be careful not to overcook them.
As usual with shortbread-style biscuits, do be careful not to overcook them.
Keeping: A few days in an airtight tin.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 60 RDI=20 % | 350 RDI=30 % | 180 RDI=30 % | 3,240 RDI=160 % | 13,550 RDI: 160 % |
| Per 100 g | 7 RDI=3 % | 50 RDI=5 % | 30 RDI=4 % | 460 RDI=20 % | 1,940 RDI: 20 % |
| Per biscuits | 1 RDI=1 % | 10 RDI=1 % | 5 RDI=1 % | 110 RDI=5 % | 450 RDI: 5 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 30 biscuits : 2.75 €
- Per biscuits : 0.10 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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Flour
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Caster sugar
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Butter
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Pistachios
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The 5 comments already posted on this recipe
Don’t worry I’ll just give it ago
I cannot eat chopped nuts for health reasons. I have made the paste and I’m good with that but just not chopped nuts. So would I need to add something else to the ingredients to balance the measurements out?