French Chestnut Recipes

Break the chocolate into pieces, put in a bowl and melt with the butter in the microwave oven for 2 minutes on HIGH. Add the egg yolks, sour cream (creme fraiche), cognac and cane sugar syrup to the chestnut puree, beating with a wooden spoon. Add the melted... - 45.6254

Heat milk in pan until warmed. Beat egg yolks and sugar until thick and pale in color. Add milk to egg mixture and mix well; return mixture to saucepan. Whisk mixture over low heat until thickened; do not boil. Cool slightly. Sprinkle gelatine over water,... - 44.1564

Rinse the raisins (sultanas) under plenty of cold running water. Pat dry on kitchen paper. Put 2 oz (50 g/2 oz) in a bowl with the cognac. Set the rest aside. Heat in the microwave oven for 1 minute on HIGH. Break the chocolate into pieces and melt in a bowl... - 43.5666

GETTING READY 1) Preheat oven to temperature of 375 degrees. MAKING 2) In order to skin the chestnuts, oil the skins, slit the chestnuts and bake them in a moderate oven for about 15 to 20 minutes. 3) Mash the skinned chestnuts and then mix them with the... - 41.2763

Prepare Chocolate Cake and cut into 3 layers. To make filling, mix chestnut puree, lemon juice and cream in a medium bowl until smooth. Spread filling over 1 cake layer and top with second layer. To make frosting, warm apricot jam over low heat and press... - 40.728

French Sprouts is a simple side dish recipe. It can be served as a side dish or an appetizer or snack too. It is easily made in 20 minutes and can be prepared right before dinner time. Everybody will love the French Sprouts including kids. - 39.6185

MAKING 1.Blanch and peel the chestnuts and cook until soft, then rub through a sieve. 2.Make a syrup of the sugar and water, add the vanilla and chestnuts and stir until the mixture is smooth. 3.Place in a ring on a plate. 4.Cook the apples until soft, mash... - 36.0336

Lightly oil a freezer ice tray or a flat 10x3 1/2-inch metal pan and place in the refrigerator to chill. Meanwhile, place the chocolate in the top of a double boiler. Set over hot water until melted. Set aside to cool. Whip the margarine in a bowl until... - 34.6051

Prepare 8 in. souffle dish, by greasing and dusting lightly with extra sugar; place a greased paper collar around outside of dish, secure firmly with string. Rub chestnut puree through sieve, place in saucepan with butter and sugar. Stir constantly over low... - 31.5685

Split the chestnut shells, put in boiling salted water and cook for 15 to 20 minutes. Now shell the chestnuts, and peel them. If the peeling is difficult, as it sometimes is, then boil the shelled chestnuts again for a few minutes. Throw this water away. When... - 27.4017

Slit and boil and then peel the chestnuts, then remove the brown inner skin. After that, simmer till tender in sweetened milk. When the chestnuts are soft, make a puree of them by pressing them through a fine sieve or food mill. Add 4 tablespoonfuls of butter... - 25.788

1. Start oven, set at Moderate, 350" F. Rub a baking dish with margarine or butter. 2. Boil and shell the chestnuts . Remove skins and peel, then force them through a ricer. 3. Add the sugar, stir, add heated cream, evaporated milk or milk. 4. Beat the egg... - 25.0251

Cut I lb. of pumpkin (weighed without the skin) into pieces, and cook gently in a covered pan, adding only a tablespoonful of water. When the pumpkin is tender, press it through a sieve or put it through a food mill to make a puree. Meanwhile boil I lb. of... - 24.6459

Boil and then remove both outer shell and inner skin from enough chestnuts to make 2 lbs. of puree. Boil until tender, either in a pan or in the pressure cooker, then press them through a sieve or mash in a food mill until you have a soft puree. Weigh out 1... - 23.7966

Boil and then peel and skin 1 lb. of good chestnuts, press through a sieve or mash them in a food mill, add sugar to taste, then fold in the very stiffly beaten white of an egg. Meanwhile, melt about 1/2 lb. of plain chocolate in half a pint of milk,... - 22.3226