Strawberry Pistachio Mille-Feuillantines

Serves: 5

Fredy Murphy

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

49

Spice

52

Sweetness

53

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tsp

Salt

2 large

Egg White

1 tsp

Vanilla

Directions:

1

Make wafers: Preheat oven to 325° F

2

And spray a heavy or non-stick baking sheet with cooking spray or line with parchment paper

3

Rub off loose skins from pistachios and in a food processor grind nuts with granulated sugar

4

In a bowl whisk together pistachio mixture, flour, and salt and whisk in whites, butter, and vanilla until combined well

5

Drop rounded teaspoons batter 5 inches apart onto baking sheet and with back of a spoon spread into 3 1/2- to 4-inch rounds

6

Bake wafers in middle of oven 8 minutes, or until golden

7

Working quickly, transfer hot wafers with a thin metal spatula to a rack to cool completely

8

(If wafers become too crisp to remove from baking sheet, return to oven 1 minute, or until heated through and pliable

9

) Make more wafers with remaining batter in same manner, spraying or re-lining sheet for each batch

10

Wafers may be made 2 days ahead and kept in an airtight container at room temperature

11

Makes 16 to 20 wafers

12

Preheat oven to 325° F

13

And spray a heavy or non-stick baking sheet with cooking spray or line with parchment paper

14

Rub off loose skins from pistachios and in a food processor grind nuts with granulated sugar

15

In a bowl whisk together pistachio mixture, flour, and salt and whisk in whites, butter, and vanilla until combined well

16

Drop rounded teaspoons batter 5 inches apart onto baking sheet and with back of a spoon spread into 3 1/2- to 4-inch rounds

17

Bake wafers in middle of oven 8 minutes, or until golden

18

Working quickly, transfer hot wafers with a thin metal spatula to a rack to cool completely

19

(If wafers become too crisp to remove from baking sheet, return to oven 1 minute, or until heated through and pliable

20

) Make more wafers with remaining batter in same manner, spraying or re-lining sheet for each batch

21

Wafers may be made 2 days ahead and kept in an airtight container at room temperature

22

Makes 16 to 20 wafers

23

Into a chilled bowl scrape seeds of vanilla bean and add cream and granulated sugar

24

With a whisk or an electric mixer beat mixture until it holds stiff peaks

25

Whipped cream may be made 2 hours ahead and chilled, covered

26

Whisk cream briefly before using

27

Into a chilled bowl scrape seeds of vanilla bean and add cream and granulated sugar

28

With a whisk or an electric mixer beat mixture until it holds stiff peaks

29

Whipped cream may be made 2 hours ahead and chilled, covered

30

Whisk cream briefly before using

31

Just before serving, assemble mille-feuillantines: Put a wafer in center of each of 4 plates

32

Spread about 2 tablespoons whipped cream on each wafer, leaving a 1/4-inch border, and top with half of strawberries

33

Put another wafer on top of strawberries and top in same manner with remaining cream and strawberries

34

Dust 4 wafers with confectioners' sugar and put on top of desserts

35

Garnish each mille-feuillantine with a strawberry and sprinkle plates with pistachios

36

Put a wafer in center of each of 4 plates

37

Spread about 2 tablespoons whipped cream on each wafer, leaving a 1/4-inch border, and top with half of strawberries

38

Put another wafer on top of strawberries and top in same manner with remaining cream and strawberries

39

Dust 4 wafers with confectioners' sugar and put on top of desserts

40

Garnish each mille-feuillantine with a strawberry and sprinkle plates with pistachios