Pistachio-Cherry Danish | Guest Recipes | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

Ingredients

• ¾ cup whole milk
• 1 vanilla bean
• ¼ cup warm water (110° to 115°F)
• 2¼ teaspoons active dry yeast (1 x ¼-oz packet)
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 5 - 5½ cups sifted unbleached all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 stick of unsalted butter (at room temperature)
• ⅔ cup dried cherries
• ¼ cup dark rum or other dark liquor
• 2 egg whites
• ¾ cup packed pistachio paste
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• ½ stick unsalted butter (at room temperature)
• zest of 1 lemon
• 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
• 1 egg yolk (for the egg wash)
• ¼ cup coarsely chopped pistachios (for sprinkling)
• 1 teaspoon sugar (for sprinkling)
• ⅛ teaspoon salt (for sprinkling)