Name: Chocolate-Pistachio Loaf with Almond and Anise Streusel
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: ¼ cup (⅔ oz./20 g) ground blanched almonds; 1 ¼ oz. (35 g) bittersweet chocolate, 60 or 70 percent cocoa; ⅓ cup (2 ⅔ oz./75 g) granulated sugar; 1 egg; 1 oz. (30 g) pistachio paste (see p. 42); ¼ teaspoon (1 g) baking powder; ⅔ cup (2 oz./60 g) cake flour; 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon (35 ml) whipping cream; 1 pinch table salt; 1 egg white; A few candied cherries, such as Amarena cherries; 1 tablespoon plus 2 ½ teaspoons (⅓ oz./10 g) cake flour; 2 scant tablespoons (⅓ oz./10 g) ground blanched* almonds; 1 pinch ground green anise; Small pinch salt; 2 ½ teaspoons (10 g) light brown sugar (cassonade); 2 teaspoons (⅓ oz./10 g) butter, well chilled; 2 tablespoons (30 ml) whipping cream; 1 tablespoon (½ oz./15 g) butter; ¼ cup (1 ¾ oz./50 g) granulated sugar; ⅓ cup (1 oz./30 g) cake flour; ½ teaspoon (2 g) baking powder; 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon (⅔ oz./20 g) butter; 1 tablespoon (¼ oz./8 g) unsweetened cocoa powder

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 55

Appears in

Encyclopedia of Chocolate

By Frédéric Bau and École du Grand Chocolat Valrhona

Published 2017

About

Ingredients

Almond and anise streusel

2 ½ teaspoons (10 g) light brown sugar (cassonade)
2 scant tablespoon<

Method

Prepare the almond and anise streusel. Preheat the oven to 300°F–325°F (150°C–160°C). In a mixing bowl, combine the brown sugar, ground almonds, flour, salt, and ground anise. Finely dice the chilled butter and incorporate it into the mixture using your fingers until it forms a crumbly