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Pistachio Buttercream

30 oz. Italian buttercream
4oz. Agrimanta pistachio paste

Ganache

3# 8 oz. couverture chocolate
8 oz. corn syrup
3# 8 oz. heavy cream
8 oz. butter

1.Boil the heavy cream and corn syrup.
2.Pour the cream over the couverture
3.Add the butter and mix until well blended
4.let the mixture stand at room temperature until set. Joconde Biscuit

Joconde

1# 2 oz. Almond flour
12 oz. powdered sugar
1# 8 oz. whole eggs
3 oz. butter
4.5 oz. bread flour
1# egg whites
9 oz. granulated sugar

1. mix the first 3 ingredients in a mixer at second speed for about 15 minutes. add the flour just before stopping the machine.
2. melt the butter and let it cool.
3. make a meringue with the egg whites and granulated sugar.
4. pour some meringue into the first mixture.
5. incorporate the meringue and then add all of the mixture to the remaining meringue and fold delicately until incorporated.
6. Fold in the melted cooled butter

Mousseline cream (pistachio)

1 vanilla bean
1 Qt. milk
1# sugar
8 oz. egg yolks
4 oz. elsay powder
1# butter

1. Boil the milk with 1/2 the sugar and the vanilla bean.
2. Blend yolks, sugar and elasay powderin a separate bowl.
3. Temper the milk into the yolk mixture.
4. Bring to a boil and then cover and cool down quickly.
5. Once the cream is completely cold , whip it in the mixer and slowly add the room temperature butter.
6. Add pistachio paste to taste.