Name: Spiced Macadamia Pastry
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: Makes: 475 g (1 lb 1 oz) – four or five 14 cm (5½ inch) square pastry bases
Cuisine: Australia
Ingredients: 120 g (4¼ oz) unsalted butter, chilled and diced; 25 g (⅚ oz) whole egg, at room temperature, lightly beaten; 180 g (6¼ oz) plain (all-purpose) flour; finely grated zest of 1 orange; 2 g (1/16 oz) salt; 10 g (⅓ oz) milk (3.5% fat content); 30 g (1 oz) macadamia nuts, toasted and finely chopped; 100 g (3½ oz) muscovado sugar (see Glossary); 5 g (⅙ oz) baking powder

Preparation info

Makes: 475 g 1 lb 1 oz ) –
four or five
14 cm 5½ inch ) square pastry bases

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Sweet Studio

By Darren Purchese

Published 2012

About

Sweet Creation

Caramelised White Chocolate, Banana, Passionfruit & Macadamia

We are blessed with beautiful natural produce here in Australia and the macadamia nut is no exception. When I first used this exotic nut back in London many years ago we were astounded by its creamy texture and fattiness, as well as the price!

Ensure the nuts are well toasted but not burnt, and cho