Yield: 1 Servings
Measure | Ingredient |
---|---|
\N \N | Dessert Pizza Shells |
2 cups | Milk |
½ cup | Ground pistachios |
4 \N | Egg yolks |
⅓ cup | Sugar |
½ teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
\N \N | Fresh fruit for garnish |
Combine the milk and the ground pistachios and heat to boiling. Let stand for 30 minutes. Strain through a chinoise or cheesecloth.
Meanwhile, beat the egg yolks with the sugar until light and pale yellow. Add the pistachio milk. Transfer to a saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture coats the back of a spoon. Cool slightly and add vanilla. Refrigerate until well chilled.
Spread pistachio cream over a baked pizza shell. Garnish with fresh fruit such as strawberries, slices of fresh pears or blueberries.
Source: Pat Bruno Jr., Pizza Today, June 1992.