Pine Nut Crumbles Recipes

ALMOND, PINE NUT, APRICOT CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 9-inch cake pan.
• Combine the whole almonds and 1/4 cup pine nuts in a food processor. Pulse the machine until the nuts are finely ground. Transfer the nuts to a medium bowl. Add the flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir to combine and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer beat the eggs and the sugar until the mixture becomes thick and pale yellow. Add the butter, and milk. Stir in the almond extract and apricots. Gently stir in the dry ingredients. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan. Sprinkle the top of the cake with sliced almonds and remaining 1/4 cup pine nuts. Bake until the cake is cooked and a toothpick comes out clean, about 50 to 55 minutes. Let the cake cool on a wire rack. Use a knife to loosen the edges. Turn the cake out, slice, and serve.

PINE NUT-CHERRY THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Break up the almond paste and put it in a large bowl. Add the confectioners' sugar, lemon zest and salt. Beat with a mixer on medium speed until the mixture looks like fine crumbs, about 1 minute. Increase the mixer speed to medium high and beat in the egg white until very smooth, about 2 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to low and beat in the flour until just combined.
• Scoop tablespoon-size balls of dough and roll in the pine nuts to coat. Arrange 1 inch apart on the prepared pan. Press a thin wooden spoon handle or chopstick into each ball to make a deep indentation in the center.
• Bake until the cookies are set around the edges but still soft in the center, 22 to 26 minutes. Re-indent the cookies with the back of a small measuring spoon while still warm. Fill with the cherry jam. Let the cookies cool completely on the pans.

LEMON, PARMESAN & PINE NUT CRUMBED PORK ESCALOPES

Steps:

• Trim the fat from the steaks, then place, one at a time, between 2 pieces of baking parchment and bash with a rolling pin or meat mallet until about 5mm thick. Set aside.
• Put the bread, lemon zest, Parmesan, pine nuts and rosemary leaves in the bowl of a food processor and blitz to a fine crumb. Transfer to a shallow bowl.
• Spread the flour onto a plate and put the egg in a shallow bowl. Season the pork, then dust in flour. Dip each steak into the egg, then press into the crumbs, coating evenly. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and cook the pork for 2-3 mins each side until golden and crunchy. Serve immediately with lemon wedges.

STRAWBERRY AND APRICOT CRISP WITH PINE-NUT CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Combine all crumble ingredients in a medium bowl and massage together with your fingers until butter is incorporated and mixture forms small clumps. Refrigerate until mixture is cold, at least 30 minutes and up to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9 1/2-inch shallow round baking dish or pie plate. Combine all filling ingredients in another medium bowl. Transfer to baking dish and top with crumble. Bake until bubbling in center and crumble is browned, about 40 minutes. Let cool at least 20 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature with ice cream.

ROAST VEGETABLES WITH PINE NUT CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200c.
• cCt potatoes, sweet potatoes and pumpkin into 5cm (2 inch) pieces.
• Place all vegetables in a roasting dish in a single layer, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper, Toss to coat.
• Roast for 45 minutes or until golden and just tender.
• Place bread and pine nuts in a food processor and pulse until crumbs form.
• Transfer to a bowl and add the parmesan, parsley, garlic and butter. Season with salt and pepper. Mix well.
• Remove vegetables from the oven, sprinkle the crum mix over them then return to the oven and roast a further 10 minutes or until golden.

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PINE NUT CRUMBLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F.
• Place the pine nuts in a food processor fitted with the metal blade and process until coarsely ground. Remove half of the nuts to a bowl and reserve. Add the cinnamon and sugar to the remaining nuts in the bowl of the processor and continue to process until finely ground, about the texture of cornmeal. Add the flour and process until combined. Add the mixture to the reserved pine nuts and toss to combine.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Pour the hot butter over the pine nut mixture and work in with a spatula. Sprinkle the salt over and work in. Pinch off pieces about the size of 2 tablespoons, roll into balls, then flatten slightly. Put a cute dimple in the top of each with your thumb. Place 1/2 inch apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Bake on the center rack of the oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until firm and lightly browned. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

PARMESAN ENCRUSTED PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Prepare a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Spread pine nuts on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until most of the pine nuts are light golden brown and fragrant, about 20 minutes. Remove pine nuts and keep oven at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Cook and stir sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat until mixture turns light brown and syrupy, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove syrup from heat; fold in pine nuts to coat. Add Parmesan cheese; stir to coat.
• Line baking sheet with waxed paper; spread coated pine nuts onto sheet, separating any bunches.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 10 minutes.

CORNMEAL PINE NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Using a stand mixer, food processor or a large bowl and handheld mixer, cream butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in lemon zest, almond extract, whole egg and egg yolks until well incorporated.
• In a medium bowl, stir together flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt.
• Add flour mixture to butter mixture to combine, then fold in pine nuts and mix thoroughly, taking care not to overwork the dough. (The dough will be rather soft and sticky.)
• Divide dough in two, and, using plastic wrap, form each half into a log about 1 inch in diameter. Refrigerate for 2 hours and up to overnight.
• Heat oven to 325 degrees. Slice cold dough into 1/2-inch pieces. (Each slice should weigh ½ ounce/15 grams.) Place slices on a parchment-lined baking sheet 2 inches apart. Press 2 or 3 pine nuts into the surface of each slice. Bake 13 to 15 minutes, until barely browned. Dust lightly with powdered sugar.

ITALIAN PINE NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Heat a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir pine nuts in the hot skillet until toasted and fragrant, about 5 minutes.
• Beat white sugar and butter together in a large bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Beat eggs, 1 at a time, into creamed butter mixture, beating well after each addition. Whisk flour and baking powder in a separate bowl; stir into creamed butter mixture until dough is just mixed. Fold pine nuts into dough.
• Spread corn flakes into a shallow baking dish. Form dough into balls, about 1 tablespoon per cookie; roll each in the corn flakes, pressing gently to coat. Arrange cookies, 1-inch apart, on the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 23 minutes. Cool cookies on the baking sheets and dust with confectioners' sugar.

MILK CHOCOLATE BAVARIAN CREAM WITH PINE NUT CRUMBLE

Steps:

• RED BERRY JELLY: combine both amounts of sugar & pectin in a bowl.
• Heat the fruit & both amounts of water in a saucepan over medium heat; when the fruit has thawed, add the sugar/pectin & mix well.
• Bring to a boil & simmer for 10 minutes; remove from heat & leave to cool.
• Pour into tall glasses & refrigerate.
• CUSTARD: Bring milk & half the sugar to a boil in a saucepan.
• Whip the egg yolks with the rest of the sugar in a bowl.
• Whisk half the hot milk into the egg mixture; when fully incorporated, whisk in the rest.
• Return the mixture to the saucepan, stirring over medium heat until it thickens slightly or a thermometer indicates 185F (85C).
• Remove from heat; if necessary, use a hand mixer to smooth the custard.
• Pour the hot custard into a bowl, add the chocolate, stirring to mix & cool to room temperature.
• In another bowl, whip the cream until soft peaks form; fold the chocolate mixture into the whipped cream, using a spatula.
• Spoon the custard into each glass over the berry layer & return to the fridge.
• CRUMBLE: Toast the pine nuts on a baking sheet in a 300F (150C) oven until golden, about 5 minutes; let cool & coarsely chop.
• Combine pine nuts, flour & sugar in a bowl, using an electric mixer; add the butter & continue mixing until texture is crumbly.
• Refrigerate until chilled; spread the mixture on a baking sheet & bake at 325F (160C) for 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle over the bavarian cream layer before serving.

PINE NUT CRUST

Steps:

• Place the pine nuts in a food processor and pulse a few times. Add the sugar and flour and continue to pulse until the nuts are finely ground. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl.
• Add the butter, egg, and vanilla extract and mix to incorporate all the ingredients (the dough can be mixed by hand or in a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment). Divide the dough into three equal parts. Wrap each piece in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 10 minutes before using. (The extra dough can be frozen, wrapped well, for up to 1 month.