Ingredients
Sifted icing sugar, to dust
Choux pastry
125ml water
50g butter
70g strong flour
½ tsp caster sugar
¼ tsp salt
2 eggs
Pistachio crème
300ml milk
50g caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla bean paste
4 egg yolks
60g plain flour
½ tsp salt
50g unsalted butter, cold and cubed
100g pistachio paste
Pistachio praline
200g shelled pistachios, coarsely chopped
220g caster sugar
250ml water
Method
Preheat oven to 190C. Line a large oven tray with baking paper and draw six 12cm diameter rings on paper. Inside each, draw a 9cm diameter ring. Flip paper over so tracing is on the underside.
To make choux pastry, place the water and butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, for 3-4 minutes or until butter melts and mixture just comes to the boil.
Combine the