Pistachio shortbread biscuits
These melt-in-the-mouth biscuits are "double pistachio", as they contain both pistachio paste and toasted chopped pistachios.
Last modified on: April 19th 2012
Keywords for this recipe:BiscuitsPistachioSmall cakesPastryFor 30 biscuits, you will need:
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250 g flour - 1
125 g butter - 2
125 g caster sugar - 3
1 egg - 4
100 g pistachios - 5
50 g Pistachio powder or paste - Total weight: 700 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 min. | 2 hours | 35 min. | 2 hours 58 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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 3,064 Kcal or 12,828 Kj | 52 gr | 334 gr | 169 gr |
| 153 % | 20 % | 32 % | 26 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 438 Kcal or 1,834 Kj | 7 gr | 48 gr | 24 gr |
| 22 % | 3 % | 5 % | 4 % |
| Per biscuits | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 102 Kcal or 427 Kj | 2 gr | 11 gr | 6 gr |
| 5 % | 1 % | 1 % | 1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 30 biscuits : 2.71 €
- Per biscuits : 0.09 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Buckwheat almond biscuits, Chocolate madeleines, Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée), Carbonnade, Béarnaise sauce, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gingerbread, Hazelnut and orange cake, Spinach and Comté Loaf, Onion fondue, Coconut tuiles, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Checkerboard biscuits, Citrus tart, Citrus tart, Apple custard tart, Old style brioche, ... All |
 | Pistachios: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chocolate cereal bars, How to peel pistachios, Pistachio powder or paste, Granola, Chocolate thins with toasted nuts, ... All |
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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?