Pistachio Tuiles Recipes

PISTACHIO TUILES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Whisk sugar, egg whites, and salt in a bowl until sugar has dissolved. Whisk in butter, then flour. Stir in pistachios.
• Line a baking sheet with a nonstick baking mat (such as Silpat). Place a long-handled wooden spoon on a clean work surface; prop up each end on a metal spoon to raise it slightly (you will use handle of wooden spoon to form tuiles).
• Drop teaspoons of batter onto baking mat, spacing about 2 inches apart; using an offset spatula, flatten into 1 1/2-inch rounds. Bake until pale golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool on baking sheet 30 seconds.
• Working quickly with one cookie at a time, use an offset spatula to lift cookies from sheet and drape them over spoon handle. (If cookies become too crisp to work with, return to oven until pliable, about 1 minute.) Let cookies cool slightly, 20 to 30 seconds, then remove from handle; press sides together to close. Let cool completely. Repeat with remaining batter. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.

PISTACHIO TUILES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Whisk sugar, egg whites, and salt in a bowl until sugar dissolves. Whisk in butter, then flour. Stir in pistachios.
• Line a baking sheet with a nonstick baking mat (like silpat) Get out a long handled wooden spoon and prop it up on two spoons to lift it up a little bit. You'll use to form the cookies.
• Drop teaspoons of batter onto the baking mat about 2 inch apart. Use a spatula to flatten into 1.5 inch rounds.
• Bake 8-10 minutes until pale golden brown. Let cool on the baking sheet for 30 seconds.
• Work quickly! With one cookie at a time use your spatula to lift cookies on the sheet then drape them over the wooden spoon handle. Let them cool there for about 30 seconds, then remove and press the sides together. Set aside to cool completely. If your cookies becomes to crisp to work with, you can put them back in the oven for about a minute to soften them up again.
• Repeat with remaining batter until finished!

PISTACHIO TUILES

Steps:

• Combine the fondant and corn syrup in a saucepan and cook over medium heat until a light caramel color. Stir in the pistachios and scrape out onto a Silpat or parchment. Let cool completely.
• Heat the oven to 325°F or 300°F on convection.
• Break the pistachio mixture into small pieces. Working in small batches, process to a very fine powder in a spice grinder.
• Line a baking sheet with a Silpat and set a 2 1/4-inch round stencil (see Note) on top. Sprinkle a thin, even layer of the powder into the stencil. Lift the stencil up and repeat.
• Bake until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Let cool completely and store, layered between pieces of parchment, in an airtight container.

SOUR-CHERRY PISTACHIO CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. If using frozen cherries, spread them in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Let stand at room temperature until cherries have thawed almost completely but still hold their shape, about 30 minutes. Drain off any accumulated liquid.
• Whisk together the pistachios, flour, oats, baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl; set aside. Put butter, brown sugar, and 1/4 cup granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until creamy.
• Stir pistachio mixture into butter mixture until just combined. Work mixture through your fingers until it forms coarse crumbs ranging in size from small peas to gum balls; set topping aside.
• Stir together cherries, remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar, the cornstarch, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt in a medium bowl. Transfer cherry mixture to an 8-inch square baking dish. Sprinkle the topping evenly over cherry mixture. Bake until topping turns golden and juices are bubbling, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Let cool on a wire rack 1 hour before serving.