Name: Caramelised pine nut pastries
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 600 gm plain flour (4 cups); 1 tsp baking powder; 375 ml milk (1½ cups); 130 gm white sugar; 80 ml extra-virgin olive oil (1/3 cup); 130 ml anise liqueur, such as Pernod; 125 gm pine nuts

Caramelised pine nut pastries

Australian Gourmet Traveller Spanish dessert recipe for caramelised pine nut pastries

Serves 16

Prep

30M

Cook

Total

1H 30M

Ingredients

600 gm plain flour (4 cups)

1 tsp baking powder

375 ml milk (1½ cups)

130 gm white sugar

80 ml extra-virgin olive oil (1/3 cup)

130 ml anise liqueur, such as Pernod

125 gm pine nuts

Method

Main

1.Sift flour and baking powder into a large bowl, add milk, 1 tbsp sugar, 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, 1 tsp anise liqueur and 1 tsp salt and gently knead to a smooth ball. Cover with a tea towel and stand for 20 minutes.

2.Preheat oven to 220C. Divide dough into 16 pieces and roll each piece out on a lightly floured work surface as thinly as possible and place on baking paper-lined oven trays.

3.Using a fork, prick pastries all over and brush with remaining oil. Scatter with pine nuts and remaining sugar and bake in batches for 15 minutes, or until golden. Remove and drizzle with remaining anise liqueur. Serve warm or at room temperature. Pastries will keep in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

Styling by Rodney Dunn

Styling by Lynsey Fryers