Apricot Pistachio Charoset Recipes

APRICOT-PISTACHIO CHAROSET

Steps:

• Put pistachios in a small heavy skillet and place over medium heat.
• Cook, shaking the pan frequently, until pistachios are fragrant, about 3 minutes.
• Place in the bowl of a food processor and let cool a few minutes.
• Pulse until chopped.
• Add apricots, pomegranate juice and orange blossom water, and pulse again until the mixture is finely chopped but not puréed; it should be just a little bit chunky.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes to allow flavors to blend.
• Refrigerate up to 3 days. Stir in mint just before serving.

LOW FODMAP FIG WALNUT CHAROSET RECIPE

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well. Wait 10-20 minutes until figs to absorb liquid before serving.

PISTACHIO AND DRIED-APRICOT RUGELACH

Steps:

• Dough: In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter with cream cheese, granulated sugar, and salt on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add flour and beat on low until just combined. Divide dough into 3 disks; wrap each in plastic and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour and up to overnight.
• Filling: In a small saucepan, bring apricots, 1 1/3 cups water, granulated sugar, vanilla, and salt to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer until apricots are tender and most of liquid has been absorbed, 12 to 14 minutes. Transfer apricot mixture to a food processor and pulse until smooth. Let cool completely. (You should have about 2 cups filling; if not, thin slightly with water, a teaspoon at a time.)
• Meanwhile, finely grind pistachios in food processor. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one disk of dough to a 10-inch circle, 1/8 inch thick. Spread evenly with 2/3 cup apricot mixture. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup ground pistachios. With a pizza wheel, cut circle into quarters, then cut each quarter in half, then in half again, so you have 16 wedges. Starting at outside edge of each wedge, roll up into a crescent shape. Arrange 1 inch apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush with beaten egg, and sprinkle with sanding sugar and 1 tablespoon ground pistachios. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes. Repeat with remaining dough.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Transfer rugelach on sheets to wire racks; let cool completely. Rugelach can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.

APRICOT, DATE, AND PISTACHIO HAROSETH

Steps:

• Pulse nuts in a food processor until coarsely chopped. Add dried fruit and pulse until chopped. Add Sherry, zest, and spices and pulse until incorporated.

APRICOT PISTACHIO TART

Steps:

• Process 1 cup nuts and the granulated sugar in a food processor to combine. Add butter; process until a paste forms. Add egg, vanilla, and salt; process to combine. Set aside.
• On a lightly floured surface, press edges of both pastry sheets together to form one large sheet. Roll out to a 9-by-17-inch rectangle; transfer to a baking sheet. Spread reserved pistachio mixture over dough, leaving a 3/4-inch border.
• Position rectangle so that a short end is nearest you. Arrange apricots on top in 4 vertical rows, alternating direction in which apricots face from row to row. Fold in edges of dough; use your index finger to make a scalloped border. Refrigerate until cold, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Whisk together yolk and cream; brush egg wash over edges of tart shell. Chop remaining tablespoon nuts; sprinkle nuts and turbinado sugar over apricots. Bake, rotating sheet halfway through, until crust is deep golden brown and fruit is juicy, about 35 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.
• Meanwhile, heat jam with 1 1/2 tablespoons water in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring, until thinned, about 2 minutes. Pass through a fine sieve into a small bowl. Brush glaze over fruit.

APRICOT-PISTACHIO CHAROSET

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well. Wait approximately 20 minutes before serving to allow apricots to absorb liquid.

AUTO DRAFT

Steps:

• Instructions
• Make the Pastry : Place the butter in the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Add the confectioners' sugar and mix until creamy. Add almond powder, salt, vanilla and grated lemon and mix for 30 seconds, then add the egg. Add the flour and continue to mix for 10 to 20 seconds or until the dough comes together. Flatten the dough into a disc, wrap in plastic film and rest in the fridge for 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 160° C (320 °F) and set the oven rack in the lower-middle position. Take the pastry out of the fridge. Place it on a sheet of parchment paper dusted with flour and roll it out into a circle 5mm (0.2inch) thick. Press the rolled pastry into the bottom and sides of the tart pan, if it tears, press it back together with your fingers. Trim the edges and return to the fridge for 30 minutes or the freezer for 15.
• Bake in the oven for 25 minutes, then remove the weights and continue cooking for 5 to 10 minutes or until the tart shell has an evenly brown and baked through. (If you find the sides of the dough are collapsing during the baking, remove the weights and press the half-baked dough back into place. Return the weights and continue baking.)
• *Make the pastry cream: *Put the milk, the vanilla pod grains + scraped out pod, in a medium size saucepan and heat just until the point of boiling. While the milk is heating, lightly whisk the egg yolks and the sugar. Add the corn flour and the flour and mix well.
• Pour 1/3 of the hot milk over the egg mixture and whisk vigorously until smooth and combined. Pour over the rest of the milk and whisk again until smooth. Remove the vanilla bean pod.
• Return the mixture to the saucepan and place over medium heat. Whisk without stopping until the cream thickens - be careful to not to let it catch on the bottom of the pan and burn. Continue cooking and whisking until the cream is smooth, thickened and glossy. Continue cooking for another 1 to 2 minutes, then remove from heat.
• Pour the cream into a wide shallow pan or bowl. Dot the surface with butter to prevent a skin forming while the pastry cream cools. Measure out 150 g for this recipe. Cover the rest with cling film and and reserve in the fridge for another use.
• Make the pistachio cream : Place the pistachios into the bowl of a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. (Don't over processes or you will end up with a paste.) Place the chopped pistachios and all the other ingredients for the cream in a large bowl and mix together. Set aside.
• Finish the tart and bake:
• Fill the cooked pastry shell with the pistachio cream, about 2 centimeters thick. Place the apricots (in halves or cut into quarters) on top of the cream, cut side up. Sprinkle with the brown sugar and place in the oven for 35 to 40 minutes. (keep an eye on the tart, all ovens cook differently!)
• Remove from oven and let cool completely before slicing.