Pistachio Cream filled puff pastry

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Pistachio Cream filled puff pastry 

Ingredients – makes 2 dozens

Puff pastry roll

Crushed pistachio

4 tablespoons Simple syrup

1 tablespoon Butter

Simple sugar syrup – you can find the recipe under desserts – Semolina cake / Basbousa

Filling ingredient

½ cup milk

½ cup thick cream – قشطه / قيمر

½ teaspoon cardamom powder

2 tablespoons rosewater

3 tablespoons corn flour

3 tablespoons crushed pistachio

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How to make filling:

In a saucepan add corn flour, add cold milk stir to dissolve, add rest of the ingredients, and constantly stir on low heat until thickened.

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 To assemble:

Cut 2 ½ inch wide puff pastry, then cut across to form squares, fill squares with ½ tablespoon of filling and fold,

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Repeat process for all,

Brush top and bottom with butter, brush with syrup and place in oven at 200 C

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For 10 min to 12 min or until golden brown

 

Once taken out of oven, top with syrup and pistachio.

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Enjoy 

Manarola, Cinque, Italy

Manarola, Cinque, Italy