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Mini Zitronen-Pistazien-Küchlein auf einem Kuchengitter mit Zuckerguss und gehackten Pistazien – glutenfrei gebacken mit Polenta und Mandelmehl

Gluten-Free Lemon Pistachio Cakes with Polenta and Almond Flour

sabrina`s table
These gluten-free lemon pistachio cakes with polenta are moist, zesty and bursting with citrus flavor. A flourless mini bake – perfect for spring, summer or your next brunch table!
4.75 from 4 votes

Just a heads up: I use grams and Celsius degrees in all my recipes, as I'm based in Germany.

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine German
Servings 8 Stück
Calories 590 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Baking mould
  • 1 mixing bowl
  • 1 Hand mixer

Ingredients
  

  • 220 ml oil
  • 200 g sugar Birch sugar also works really well
  • 3 pieces eggs size l, room temperature
  • 100 g almond flour
  • 150 g polenta
  • 70 g pistachios
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 genereous Pinch of salt
  • 1 whole lemon Juice and lemon peel

Glace:

  • 150 g powdered sugar auch hier funktioniert Birkenzucker wunderbar als Ersatz
  • 2 Teaspoon lemon juice
  • a few chopped pistachios

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven: Preheat oven to 180 °C (fan). 
  • Wash the lemon: Rinse lemon with hot water, dry, peel, get the juice and set aside
    1 whole lemon
  • Beat the egg mixture: In a large bowl, beat oil and sugar until light and creamy. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.
    220 ml oil, 200 g sugar, 3 pieces eggs
  • Chop the pistachios: Roughly chop the pistachios in a food processor.
    70 g pistachios
  • Mix the dry ingredients: Combine chopped pistachios with almond flour. Add polenta, baking powder and salt, and mix everything well.
    100 g almond flour, 150 g polenta, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 genereous Pinch of salt, 70 g pistachios
  • Add lemon: Stir in lemon zest and juice until the batter is smooth.
    1 whole lemon
  • Fill the molds: Divide the batter evenly into 8 molds.
  • Bake: Bake at 180 °C (fan) for about 30 minutes
  • Toothpick test: If the toothpick doesn’t come out clean, bake another 5 minutes at 160 °C.
  • Let cool: Let the cakes cool in the molds for 15 minutes. Then carefully remove and let them cool completely on a wire rack.

Glaze:

  • Prepare the glaze: Put powdered sugar in a small bowl. Add lemon juice little by little until a thick glaze forms.
    150 g powdered sugar, 2 Teaspoon lemon juice, a few chopped pistachios
  • Decorate: Drizzle glaze over the cakes and sprinkle with chopped pistachios.

Nutrition

Serving: 100gCalories: 590kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 6gFat: 37gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 19gTrans Fat: 0gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 64mgPotassium: 116mgFiber: 3gSugar: 45gVitamin A: 65IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 44mgIron: 1mg

The nutritional values are automatically calculated – I use them as a rough guide myself when I want to keep track.

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