Raspberry Pistachio Tartlets
Oh my, pistachio has become my weakness! Much like Superman’s kryptonite, except that I get stronger in its presence, I love it, I seek it, I enjoy working with it, I love its color and delicate flavor. And I believe that combined with raspberry, it becomes one of the best flavor combos there is! So fragrant, so delicate and yet impossible to forget, vibrant in colour and amazing when you bite into it! It rarely gets better than this!
Raspberry Pistachio Tartlets – a dessert hard to forget
These raspberry pistachio tartlets have been the highlight of my last few days. It’s really nice coming home to a bunch of tartlets waiting for your in the fridge, especially when they look this pretty and taste this good! One bite and you feel like a brand new person! (or perhaps the same old self, but with a smile on your face!)
Raspberry Pistachio Tartlets
Ingredients
Pate sucree:
- 140 g butter (softened)
- 70 g powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 30 g almond flour
- 280 g all-purpose flour (sifted)
- 2 g salt
Raspberry jelee:
- 150 g raspberry puree
- 45 g white sugar
- 4 g pectin NH
- 2 ml lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon rose water
Pistachio ganache:
- 80 ml heavy cream
- 160 g white chocolate
- 30 g pistachio paste (100%)
- 25 g butter (softened)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Whipped ganache:
- 200 ml heavy cream
- 140 g white chocolate
- 1 vanilla bean
Decor
- Thin sheets of tempered white chocolate
Instructions
Pate sucree:
- Mix the butter with the sugar in a bowl for 5 minutes.
- Add the vanilla and egg and give it a good mix.
- Stir in the almond flour, followed by the all-purpose flour and salt and knead just until the dough looks even.
- Gather it into a ball then wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate for a few hours, preferably over night.
- Once chilled, roll the dough into a thin sheet then cut small pieces and use them to make your tartlet shells by placing the dough into small tartlet rings.
- Work the dough quickly to prevent it from warming up. If it’s too warm, keep it in the fridge then work it again.
- Bake in the preheated oven at 170C for 12-16 minutes or until slightly golden brown.
- Allow to cool down in the pan then remove the rings and place aside until needed.
Raspberry jelee:
- Mix the sugar and pectin.
- Heat up the raspberry puree until warm then add the pectin and sugar and mix well, cooking for 2 minutes once it starts to boil.
- Remove from heat and add the lemon juice.
- Allow to cool down then stir in the rose water.
- Pour about 1 1/2 tablespoons of jelly into each tartlet shells, making sure there is enough space for the pistachio ganache as well.
- Place the tartlets in the fridge to allow to properly set.
Pistachio ganache:
- Heat the cream well then pour it over the chocolate.
- Allow to sit for a few minutes then mix well.
- Stir in the pistachio paste, followed by the butter and mix well.
- Add the vanilla and give it a good mix.
- Spoon the ganache over the raspberry jelly and place in the fridge to set.
Whipped ganache:
- Heat the cream and vanilla bean until the boiling point.
- Remove from heat and allow to infuse for 10 minutes.
- Heat again if needed then pour over the chocolate.
- Blend until smooth then place in the fridge for at least 8 hours.
- Whip until stiff.
- Spoon the ganache into a piping bag fitted with a round nozzle.
- Pipe the ganache over each tartlet and decorate with white chocolate.
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