Festive Variations Confetto Recipes with Nespresso
FOOD & LIFESTYLE
01. Berry, Peach & Orangette Coffee Galette
Ingredients
Crust:
1 1/4 cup flour
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
4 to 6 Tbsp ice water
1 stick of butter cut into cubes
Filling:
4 large yellow or white peaches pitted, thinly sliced
1 cup of blackberries
1 cup of blueberries
3 Tbsp sugar
2 Variations of Confetto Orangette Capsules, extracted as espresso's
1 teaspoon butter
1 egg
A sprinkling of coarse sugar (optional)
Method
1. Make the crust dough: In a food processor, pulse the flour, sugar, and salt, until well mixed. Add the cubed butter and mix. Slowly add the water until dough begins to clump. Put dough on a clean surface and use hands to form into a disc. Sprinkle some flour on all sides, wrap with plastic, and place into the refrigerator to chill for an hour.
2 Toss peaches, berries with sugar and soak in Variations Confetto Orangette Espresso. Let filling marinate in a bowl. Preheat oven to 220°C.
3 Whisk egg: In a small bowl and set aside.
4 Roll out dough: Arrange the peach slices, blackberries and blueberries in the centre of the dough and fold the outer edges of the dough round over the filling in an accordion fashion. Using a pastry brush coast exposed outer dough with egg wash.
5 Bake: Place in the oven and bake at 220°C for 15 minutes, until nicely browned. Remove from the oven and let cool on the baking sheet, over a rack, about 15 minutes. Sprinkle with sugar to garnish.
Great served with a side of Confetto Orangette espresso.
02. Cherry & Coffee Licorice Pie
Ingredients
Pastry:
1 1/4 cup flour
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
4 to 6 Tbsp ice water
1 stick of butter cut into cubes
Filling:
600g pitted cherries
1 cup of blackberries
1/3 cup of sugar
1 Variations Confetto Orangette Licorice capsule, extracted as a lungo
Melted Butter
Method
1. Make the pastry dough: In a food processor, pulse the flour, sugar, and salt, until well mixed. Add the cubed butter and mix. Slowly add the water until dough begins to clump. Put dough on a clean surface and use hands to form into a disc. Sprinkle some flour on all sides, wrap with plastic, and place into the refrigerator to chill for an hour.
2 Toss cherries, berries with sugar and soak in Variations Confetto Licorice Lungo. Let filling marinate in a bowl. Preheat oven to 220°C.
3. Spoon cooled cherry mixture into pastry. Roll out remaining pastry between 2 sheets baking paper, to form a 20cm-round disc. Cut stars out of the remaining pastry crust with a medium star cookie cutter or just using a knife.
4. Arrange stars on top of the pie. Using a brush, wash over the top of the pie. Brush pastry with melted butter.
5. Bake. Place pie dish on heated tray in oven and bake for 25 minutes at 180°C until pastry is golden. Stand for at least 15 minutes before cutting. Sprinkle icing sugar to garnish
Had the pleasure of staying at the Royal Silo in Cape Town - have a little sneak peak at my latest photo diary of my two night stay to celebrate my 33rd birthday bash!