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Prep Time: 720 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes |
Ready In: 765 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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These thin, crispy cookies are sort of like a biscotti but thinner. They're not overly sweet. They are somewhat labor-intensive but well worth it. Ingredients:
unsalted butter, softened, for greasing pan |
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the pan |
1/4 teaspoon fine salt |
1 cup sugar |
1 tablespoon packed finely grated lemon zest (zest of 2 lemons) |
2 teaspoons packed finely grated orange zest (zest of 1 orange) |
4 large eggs |
1 cup whole raw peeled pistachios |
Directions:
1. Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Brush a 9 by 5-inch loaf pan with butter and dust it with flour (Or, use cooking spray with flour).
2. Whisk the flour and salt together in a bowl.
3. In another medium bowl, rub the citrus zests into the sugar with your fingers until the sugar is fragrant and takes on a bit of the fruit color. Beat the eggs into the sugar with a wooden spoon until blended. Stir in the flour mixture to make a smooth, sticky but pourable batter. Stir in the pistachios. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, and smooth the surface lightly with a spatula.
4. Bake until the loaf is lightly browned and pulling away from the sides of the pan, about 40 to 45 minutes. A skewer inserted into the center should come out clean, and the loaf will look like a not so great pound cake. Let stand for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan and cool on a rack for 1 hour.
5. Wrap the loaf in plastic and freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
6. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
7. Slice the chilled loaf as thin as you can - 6 to 8 slices to the inch. (It helps to mark the loaf lightly with a serrated knife every half-inch and use that as a guide.) Lay the slices flat on 2 baking sheets and bake until brown, 10 to 20 minutes. Check every 5 minutes (Take care - the cookies can go from pale to dark brown quickly - brown is not necessarily bad, just don't let them get charred!).
8. Let stand overnight or for at least 12 hours on a rack to cool and crisp up. Serve. Store in a well-sealed jar or other container.
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