The Bronte Pistachio Star
With the arrival of the Christmas holidays, I want to bring a little bit of my Sicily into homes around the world with this Bronte specialty.
The Bronte Pistachio Star has a fantastic taste and a very soft dough enriched with Pistachio Cream filling.
Every bite enhances the taste of our green gold, the pistachio, sought after worldwide.
Alongside classic ingredients, you’ll also find those for a low-glycemic dessert, and indications for celiacs, to please everyone.
If you have glycemic index issues, I recommend using this sugar-free protein pistachio cream. Click.
For this recipe, I used the star mold if you want to use a round mold, its diameter should be 8.7 inches.
You will also find indications for diabetics and celiacs.
Thought for you:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Inexpensive
- Rest time: 15 Minutes
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 12 People
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Regional Italian
- Region: Sicily
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 575.39 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 37.63 (g) of which sugars 24.18 (g)
- Proteins 14.31 (g)
- Fat 40.68 (g) of which saturated 8.26 (g)of which unsaturated 9.06 (g)
- Fibers 5.11 (g)
- Sodium 37.42 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 100 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
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- 2 1/4 cups pistachio flour
- 3/4 cup pistachio granules
- 6 eggs
- 1 1/4 cups sugar (or 1 1/3 cups of erythritol)
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (or Fiberpasta)
- 10 1/2 tbsp butter (melted to a soft consistency)
- 1 packet baking powder
- 1 cup pistachio cream
- 1 fruit topping (pistachio)
The Bronte Pistachio Star
Tools
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Electric whisk
- 1 Mold star-shaped
Steps
Let’s go to the kitchen
In fact, it doesn’t require much skill:
Take the eggs and butter out of the fridge at least 2 hours before use.
Preheat the oven to 302°F and keep the temperature for the cooking time.
Whip together the eggs and sugar until they are nice and frothy.Add the Pistachio flour, the melted and cold butter, the flour, and the baking powder.
Mix gently with a hand whisk so as not to deflate the mixture.
Pour the batter into a buttered and floured pan, immediately place in the hot oven for about 45 minutes.
At the end of baking, leave the cake in the turned-off oven for another 5 minutes.
Once cooled, cut the star in half and fill with pistachio cream.
Cover with the other half of the star and spread the Pistachio Cream on the surface of the cake and garnish with Pistachio Granules, and pistachio topping.
The Bronte Pistachio Star is ready for your table. Happy holidays.
Notes and storage
Notes:
It is possible to make the cake without flour, making it suitable also for celiacs, by using 2 3/4 cups of Pistachio flour instead of 2 1/4 cups.
Storage: The Bronte Pistachio Star can be stored outside the fridge for up to 3 days under a cake dome
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
The Bronte Pistachio Star
Can I make the cake in a round pan?
Yes, with a diameter of 8.7 inches
The Bronte Pistachio Star
