With vanilla or pistachio!

By Dira ambassador Joeri Vandekerkhove

SERVES 12
60MIN

Pate sablée almond

Ingredients
Weight Ingredient
39g almond powder
73g starch
253g flour
1g salt
127g powder sugar
134g butter
74g whole eggs
preparation method
1

Mix the butter, powdered sugar, almond powder and salt until smooth.

2

Add the eggs, then the flour and starch. Combine everything into a smooth dough.

3

Let it rest it the fridge overnight. Roll out to 3 mm thickness.

4

Form tartelettes (80 mm) and bake until lightly golden at 160°C. Fill with almond cream and continue baking until tartelettes are nicely golden brown.

Almond cream

ingredients
Weight Ingredient
166g butter
166g sugar
166g almond powder
183g eggs
17g flour
1x lemon zest
preparation method
1

Mix the butter and sugar until smooth. Then add the almond powder and lemon zeste.

2

Gradually incorporate the eggs and finally add the flour. Mix until a smooth almond cream forms, then fill the tartelettes.

Vanilla whipped ganache or pistachio

Ingredients
Weight Ingredient
320g cream 35%
48g gelatin mass
200g white chocolate
680g cream 35%
40g pistachio paste
Preparation method
1

Heat the cream 35% (320g) to approximately 60°C. Pour it over the white chocolate, then add the gelatin mass and pistachio paste.

2

Mix until a smooth ganache forms, then add the remaining cream 35% (680g). Combine well and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Whip with a stand mixer until a smooth, pipeable ganache monté is obtained.

3

Place the raspberry disc in the center of the tartelette. Finish with a swirl of ganache monté and decorate with pistachio nuts, cress and gold leaf.