Pistachio-Raspberry Tea Cakes
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 1 cup unsalted shelled pistachios
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, cut into pieces
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 to 2 containers (6 ounces each) fresh raspberries
- 1/4 cup slivered or chopped pistachios, for sprinkling
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Line standard or mini muffin tins with paper liners; coat liners with cooking spray.
- In a food processor, finely grind shelled pistachios with the sugar and salt.
- Add butter, vanilla, and eggs; process until smooth.
- Add flour; pulse until just moistened and combined (do not overmix).
- Divide batter evenly among lined cups, filling each three-quarters full.
- Drop raspberries into batter (4 to 6 per standard tea cake; 2 per mini) and sprinkle with slivered pistachios.
- Bake, rotating tins halfway through, until golden brown, about 28 minutes for standard cupcakes, 14 for minis.
- Transfer tins to wire racks to cool.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
- Cakes can be stored up to 2 days at room temperature in airtight containers.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pistachio-raspberry-tea-cakes-389939 (may not work)