Mazaresi al pistacchio di Bronte

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As I mentioned already in this blog, I keep reading my grandmother's recipe books, and experimenting with them. Last September I found her notes about Mazaresi, a typical dolce from the western area of Sicily, Mazara del Vallo in particular, with Bronte's pistachios. I tried her version and the result was excellent. Here is the recipe:

Mazaresi

200 gr pistachios (with no peal on)
180 gr sugar
50 gr potato flour
4 eggs
orange or lemon zest
Salt
Butter and extra potato flour for the ramkins

Grind the pistachios, sugar and a pinch of salt into a fine powder. Add the citrus zest. Separate the egg yolks from the whites, beat them and add to the pistachios and sugar mixture.
Whipp the whites and fold into the batter while slowly adding potato flour.
Line the ramkins with butter and flour, taking care not to overfill them and place in the oven for 20 minutes at 180C.