Best Giadas Ceci Pistachio And Almond Mix Recipes

TOASTED CECCHI, ALMONDS, AND PISTACHIOS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place the garbanzo beans on a foil-lined baking sheet. Toss with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and spread the beans in a single layer. Place in the oven and bake until golden, about 30 minutes.
• Remove the garbanzo beans from the oven. Add the remaining ingredients to the garbanzo beans and carefully stir to coat all the beans and nuts. Spread the mixture out to a single layer. Bake for 10 more minutes. Let cool slightly and place in serving bowls.

GIADA'S CECI, PISTACHIO AND ALMOND MIX

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375degrees F.
• Place garbanzo beans on a baking sheet.
• Drizzle with 1 T olive oil and toss to coat thoroughly.
• Spread the beans in a single layer.
• Bake until dark golden--about 40 minutes.
• In a small bowl, combine the seasoning ingredients (sugar, rosemary, thyme, sea salt and cayenne) with 3 T olive oil.
• Remove the beans from the oven and combine with the pistachios and almonds.
• Pour the seasoning mixture over the beans and nuts and toss to coat thoroughly.
• Return mixture to the baking sheet and spread into a single layer. Bake for 10 to 15 more minutes.
• Let cool and serve (or store).

FLORENTINES

Steps:

• Position the rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line a heavy large baking sheet with parchment paper. Stir the almonds, flour and zest in a medium bowl. Stir the sugar, butter, cream, and honey in a heavy medium saucepan over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Bring the mixture to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat. Stir in the almond mixture. Cool the batter for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Using 2 teaspoons of batter for each cookie, spoon 8 mounds of the batter onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing evenly apart (the cookies will spread). Flatten the batter slightly with your finger.
• Bake the cookies until they are lacy and golden brown, about 10 minutes. Gently slide the parchment paper with the cookies onto a rack and cool completely. Transfer the cookies to paper towels. Repeat with the remaining batter, lining the baking sheets with clean parchment for each batch. (The cookies can be made up to this point 2 months ahead. Cool completely, then store airtight in the freezer. Defrost before continuing.)
• Stir the chocolate in a bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water until the chocolate melts. Spread the melted chocolate over the bottom of 1 cookie. Top with a second cookie, bottom side down, pressing lightly to adhere. Repeat with the remaining cookies and chocolate.

LIMONCELLO AND ALMOND BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Using a hand-held mixer, beat together the egg whites and salt in a medium bowl on medium speed until soft peaks form, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle in the granulated sugar and continue to beat until very soft peaks form, another 2 minutes. Add the almond flour, slivered almonds, limoncello and lemon zest and use a rubber spatula to stir and fold until just combined. Scoop heaping 1 tablespoon mounds onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake, rotating the trays halfway through, until lightly brown on the edges, about 25 minutes. Remove and allow to cool for 10 minutes on the tray. Dust with the confectioners' sugar and serve with coffee.

ROASTED CECI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Spread garbanzo beans on half sheet pan, dribble olive oil over them and use your (clean) hands to mix.
• Roast for 40 minutes, shaking the pan every 12 minutes or so, until quite brown and crisp.
• (May leave in oven for another hour or two at 250 to 275 for additional crisping.).
• Sprinkle with sea salt to taste.
• Cool. Serve.
• Can recrisp, if necessary, by heating for 5 minutes in a 375 degree oven.

EASTER PISTACHIO ALMOND PUDDING PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a spring-form pan or pie pan with cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl add graham cracker crumbs and melted butter. Mix together until the crumbs are coated. Set aside 2 tablespoons for the topping.
• Spread the remaining coated crumbs evenly in the prepared pan. Pat the crumbs down.
• Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and place in refrigerator to quickly cool.
• In the meantime, in a large bowl, add milk, dry pudding mix, and almond extract. Beat with a wire whisk for about 2 minutes until thickened. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold in 1½ cups Cool Whip. Spoon into cooled pan. Spread evenly.
• To the pudding bowl add the remaining Cool Whip. Add one drop of each red and blue food coloring and gentle mix with a rubber spatula. This should create a light lavender colored batter. Spread this lavender batter evenly on top of the pistachio pudding batter.
• Sprinkle the top evenly with the remaining 2 tablespoons of crumbs and sliced almonds.
• Refrigerate for at least 3 hours to set. Easter Pistachio Almond Pudding Pie can be made several days in advance. Store in refrigerator. It also freezes great.