Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Pistachio sbrisolona

Sbrisolona is an italian name to describe a cake made of a lot of crumbs, it's a very particular cake, this version is with pistachios







Ingredients
  • White flour 180g / 6.5 oz
  • Durum wheat 100g / 3.5 oz
  • Sugar 120g / 4 oz
  • Butter 120g / 4 oz
  • Grated peel of one orange
  • Pistachios without shell 140g / 5 oz (with shell about 300g/10 oz)
  • Large eggs (yolks) 2
Cooking
  • Round cake pan with 28-30 cm/ 11-12inc diameter
  • Oven 160°C / 320F, static, central/bottom level
  • 40 minutes
Procedure
  • Mince pistachios (not too fine and not too large) with a bit of sugar (one or two tablespoon)
  • Mix together white flour, durum wheat, sugar and then add minced pistachos
  • Add the grated peel of the orange
  • Cut the butter into little pieces
  • Add butter and yolks (but don't mix)
  • Don't mix but pinch and crumble the biggest parts
  • Place into pan and bake

Here the italian version of this recipe

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