Name: Crisp Shortbread and Nuts with Chocolate
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 15 h 5 min
Yield: Serves 6–8
Ingredients: 1 heaped tablespoon (1 oz./25 g) glucose syrup (from specialist stores or online); 1 egg; 4 tablespoons (2 ¼ oz./60 g) butter; 1 ⅓ stick (5 ½ oz./150 g) butter; ⅓ cup (2 ⅔ oz./75 g) granulated sugar; 1 pinch vanilla seeds or ground vanilla; ¾ cup (3 ½ oz./100 g) confectioners’ sugar; 1 pinch salt; ½ teaspoon (1 g) apple pectin (from specialist stores or online); 10 ½ oz. (300 g) bittersweet chocolate, 60 or 70 percent cocoa; 1 tablespoon (15 g) whipping cream; 1 tablespoon (¼ oz./8 g) unsweetened cocoa powder; A few green pistachios; 2 tablespoons (⅔ oz./20 g) cornstarch; 3 ¼ oz. (90 g) chopped almonds; 2 ¼ cups (7 oz./200 g) cake flour