Orange Pistachio Crescents

Name: Orange Pistachio Crescents
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters About confectioners sugar; 2 larges egg yolks; 631 milliliters all-purpose flour; 177 milliliters granulated sugar; 3 Tbsps ice water; 1 large navel orange; 64 grams 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pistachios; 1 teaspoons salt; 2 sticks cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 177 milliliters water

Orange Pistachio Crescents might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 2g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 123 calories. This recipe serves 36. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have confectioners sugar, egg yolks, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 3 hours.

Instructions

Whisk together flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl (or pulse in a food processor). Blend in butter with your fingertips or a pastry blender (or pulse) until mixture resembles coarse meal with some roughly pea-size butter lumps. Beat together yolks and 3 tablespoon water with a fork and stir into flour (or pulse) until incorporated.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Water

Egg Yolk

Salt

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Food Processor

Blender

Whisk

Bowl

Gently squeeze a small handful of dough: If it doesn’t hold together, stir (or pulse) in 1 tablespoon more water. Do not overwork dough or pastry will be tough.

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Dough

Water

Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and divide into 8 portions. With heel of your hand, smear each portion once in a forward motion to help distribute fat. Gather dough together and divide in half. Form each half into a 4-inch square. Wrap each in plastic wrap and chill until firm, at least 1 hour.

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Cut off peel, including white pith, from orange with a sharp knife and finely chop. (Reserve fruit for another use.) Put peel in a 2-quart heavy saucepan, then fill with water.

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Orange

Fruit

Water

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Sauce Pan

Knife

Add salt and bring to a boil, then boil, uncovered, 10 minutes.

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Salt

Drain in a fine-mesh sieve.

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Sieve

Bring granulated sugar and water (3/4 cup) to a boil in saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved, then wash down any sugar crystals from side of pan with a pastry brush dipped in cold water.

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Sugar

Water

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Pastry Brush

Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Add peel to syrup. Gently simmer, uncovered, until peel begins to turn translucent and syrup is reduced to about 2/3 cup, 20 to 30 minutes.

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Syrup

Drain peel in fine-mesh sieve set over a bowl, reserving 3 tablespoon syrup. Stir together peel, reserved syrup, and pistachios. Cool to room temperature.

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Pistachio Nuts

Syrup

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Sieve

Bowl

Preheat oven to 375°F with rack in middle. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Oven

Roll out 1 piece of dough on a floured surface with a floured rolling pin into a 15- by 12-inch rectangle.

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Dough

Roll

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Rolling Pin

Cut out 16 to 20 rounds with cookie cutter.

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Cookie Cutter

Put a scant teaspoon filling on each round, then brush edge lightly with water and fold pastry over filling to form a half-moon. Press edges to seal. Shape each into a crescent by pushing a finger against middle of flat side.

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Water

Bake 1 inch apart on baking sheet until golden, 15 to 20 minutes.

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Transfer cookies on parchment to a rack to cool 2 minutes. Toss warm cookies, a few at a time, in confectioners sugar to coat generously. Cool completely.

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Powdered Sugar