Frédéric Bau

Pistachio/Hazelnut Paste

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Encyclopedia of Chocolate: Essential Recipes and Techniques
Encyclopedia of Chocolate

By Frédéric Bau and École du Grand Chocolat Valrhona

Published 2017

  • About

All you need is an oven, a food processor, and a little grape-seed oil to make a uniquely flavorful, unctuous pistachio paste.

Ingredients

  • 7 oz. (200 g) green pistachios or peeled* hazelnuts
  • 2 tablespoons<

Method

Preheat the oven to 300°F–325°F (150°C–160°C). Roast the nuts for about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Pour the cooled nu