Aliza Green - Chef, Consultant & Author

Aliza Green - Chef, Consultant & Author

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Learn to make delicious Turkish semolina sponge cookies accented with hazelnuts and pistachios from a cooking class in Istanbul. Perfect for cookie lovers and travel enthusiasts.

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Cooking tools:

  • Stand mixer
  • Half-sheet pan
  • Baking pan
  • Nonstick cooking spray
  • Silicone baking mat
  • Parchment paper
  • Oven
  • Whisk
  • Mixing bowl
  • Spatula
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Kitchen scale
  • Pastry brush
  • Fork
  • Pot
  • Saucepan
  • Ladle
  • Plate
  • Kitchen timer
  • Cooling rack

Ingredients

  • 3/4 pound (23/4 cups plus 1 tablespoon) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 pound (1/2 cup plus 21/2 tablespoons) fine semolina
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 10 ounces (21/2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut up and at room temperature
  • 1/4 pound (3/4 cup minus 1 tablespoon) confectioners’ sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 egg, separated
  • Grated zest of 1 lemon
  • 36-42 whole hazelnuts
  • 2 cups sugar
  • Juice of 1 lemon (3 tablespoons)
  • 2 ounces (1/2 cup) finely ground pistachios, optional

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