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    Pistachio and Lemon Cake


    Source of Recipe


    Marla

    List of Ingredients




    Pistachio and Lemon Cake ( Naturally Gluten and Lactose Free)



    3 lemons, organic and untreated
    300 g pistachios, shelled
    200 g sugar
    6 eggs, room temperature
    1 pinch salt
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    1 tablespoon icing sugar, for dusting

    Recipe




    1 Boil the whole lemons in boiling water for 1 hour.

    2 Pre heat oven to 180°C Grease and line a 22cm cake tin with baking paper Drain the lemons and Cool.

    3 Cut the cooked lemons in half and remove the pips.

    4 Puree in a blender until smooth.

    5 Blanch ( boil) 200g of the pistacios in boiling water for 30 seconds then blend with the other 100g.

    6 Serrate the egg yolks from the egg whites.

    7 Whisk the yolks with the sugar until light then fold in the pistacio cream, the lemon cream and baking powder.

    8 whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt till stiff. Fold into the lemon pistachio mixture.

    9 Pour the mixture in the prepared cake tin and bake for about 40-45 minutes.

    10 Cool, remove from cake tin and dust lightly with icing sugar. Decorate with some candied peel.


 

 

 


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