pistachio pound cake
Pistachio Pound Cake 1 1/4 cups chopped pistachio nuts 1 1/4 cups snipped dried apricots (one 7 ounce package) 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking po...
Ingredients
- 11/4 cups chopped pistachio nuts
- 11/4 cups snipped dried apricots (one 7 ounce package)
- 21/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2teaspoonsalt
- 1/2teaspoonbaking powder
- 1/2teaspoonground ginger
- 1/4teaspoonbaking soda
- 1cupbutter, softened
Directions
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Pistachio Pound Cake 1 1/4 cups chopped pistachio nuts 1 1/4 cups snipped dried apricots (one 7 ounce package) 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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Grease and lightly flour a 10-inch square tube pan or two 8-inch square baking pans
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In a small bowl, toss the 1 1/4 cups nuts and the dried apricots with 1/4 cup of the flour
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Set aside
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In a mixing bowl, combine remaining flour, salt, baking powder, ginger and baking soda
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In a large mixing bowl, beat butter for 30 seconds with an electric miser
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Gradually add sugar, beating until fluffy, about 10 minutes
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Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating 1 minute after each addition