Culinary Institute of America

Pithivier

Preparation info
  • Makes

    1

    cake ( 8 in 20 cm )
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
top 1000Baking & Pastry: Mastering the Art and Craft
Baking & Pastry

By Culinary Institute of America

Published 2015

  • About

Ingredients

Ingredient U.S. Metric
Butter, soft 8

Method

  1. To prepare the filling, cream the butter and sugar with the paddle attachment on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
  2. Mix in the almonds and vanilla extract. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition until fully incorporated and scraping down the bowl as necessary.
  3. Roll the puff pastry to a thickness of ⅛ in/0.3 cm. Chill