Plum and pistachio pastries

10 INGREDIENTS • 7 STEPS • 45MIN

Plum and pistachio pastries

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Golden, crisp, and just the right amount of indulgent, these pastries are a celebration of sweet plums and buttery puff pastry. A rich pistachio frangipane-style filling adds depth and texture, while a sprinkle of demerara brings the perfect caramelised crunch. Best served warm with a generous scoop of our West Country Pistachio Ice Cream.
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Golden, crisp, and just the right amount of indulgent, these pastries are a celebration of sweet plums and buttery puff pastry. A rich pistachio frangipane-style filling adds depth and texture, while a sprinkle of demerara brings the perfect caramelised crunch. Best served warm with a generous scoop of our West Country Pistachio Ice Cream.
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Tom Kerridge
We’ve teamed up with top chef Tom Kerridge to bring you a selection of delicious and easy recipes using our exceptional fresh produce.

45MIN

Total time

Ingredients

Servings
4
320 g
M&S handcrafted all-butter puff pastry
65 g
M&S shelled pistachios
40 g
M&S Remarksable Value unsalted British butter, softened
40 g
M&S Fairtrade golden caster sugar
1
M&S large free-range egg, lightly beaten
2 tbsp
M&S Remarksable Value plain flour
2
ripe M&S perfectly ripe plums, halved, de-stoned
1 tbsp
demerara sugar
To garnish
1 tbsp
M&S shelled pistachios, chopped
To serve
to taste
M&S Collection pistachio ice cream
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step 1
Preheat oven to 190°C/170°C fan/gas mark 5.
step 2
Cut 4 even sized 12cm x 12cm squares from the all-butter puff pastry (320 g).
step 3
Place these onto a tray lined with greaseproof paper. Pop into the freezer for 10 minutes to keep cool and firm up.
step 4
Pop the shelled pistachios (65 g) into a small food processor and blend until they are finely ground. Make the filing by placing the butter (40 g) and golden caster sugar (40 g) into a bowl. Beat this with an electric whisk until pale and creamy. Add ½ the beaten egg (1) and whisk again until smooth. Add the pistachios and plain flour (2 tbsp) and whisk again until combined.
step 5
Place the pistachio mix into a piping bag and pop into the freezer to cool down for 5 minutes. While that is cooling down, prepare your plums. Thinly slice each plum half (2) into thin wedges.
step 6
Grab the pistachio paste and pipe a 1.5cm thick strip down the middle of each pastry square, from the top corner to the bottom corner. Lay a line of plum slices on top. Brush the egg wash around the border of each square and pull 2 corners into the middle and overlap them slightly and press them together to seal.
step 7
Brush the remaining egg wash over each pastry and sprinkle with demerara sugar (1 tbsp). Pop these back into the freezer to cool for 10 minutes. Place the pastries into the oven and cook for 20 – 25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve onto plates and sprinkle with chopped pistachios (1 tbsp). Serve with pistachio ice cream (to taste) alongside.
step 7 Brush the remaining egg wash over each pastry and sprinkle with demerara sugar (1 tbsp). Pop these back into the freezer to cool for 10 minutes. Place the pastries into the oven and cook for 20 – 25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve onto plates and sprinkle with chopped pistachios (1 tbsp). Serve with pistachio ice cream (to taste) alongside.

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