Pistachio Macaroons

These are the world’s most elegant macaroons. The colour alone, that waxy pale jade, perfectly matches the aromatic delicacy of their taste; and their nutty chewiness melts into the fragrant, soft paste with which they’re paired. Of all the recipes in this book, this is the one of which I think I’m most proud: biscuit bliss.

These are perfect at the end of dinner alongside some icing-sugar-dusted raspberries; or alone with coffee, gracefully piled on a plate or cake stand.