chestnut crunch
Chestnut Crunch (Croccanti di Marroni Posted by FootsieBear at recipegoldmine.com 10/2/2001 3:13 pm Source: Italian Library Something rather different, and not baked -- this recipe...
Ingredients
- 21/4 pounds marroni
- 1/2cupsweet butter
- 3/4cupgranulated sugar
- 2tablespoonwhipping cream
- 1/4poundamaretti, crushed
- 2ounceraisins
- 3eggs, separated (save the whites for something else)
- 1/2teaspoonpowdered cinnamon
Directions
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Chestnut Crunch (Croccanti di Marroni Posted by FootsieBear at recipegoldmine.com 10/2/2001 3:13 pm Source: Italian Library Something rather
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The marrone (marron, for the French) is larger, much more highly valued than the regular chestnut
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2 1/4 pounds marroni 1/2 cup sweet butter 3/4 cups granulated sugar 2 tablespoons whipping cream 1/4 pound amaretti, crushed 2 ounces raisin
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were you to use a blender the texture would be different)
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Combine the mashed chestnuts, cinnamon, butter, a half cup of sugar, cream, amaretti, three yolks, the raisins and a pinch of salt together
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the mixture will be stiff
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Spread it on your work surface to a thickness of about 3/4 of an inch (2 cm) and let it cool
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In the meantime, grate the zest of a lemon and mix it into the remaining sugar