Creamy Peking Dust Recipe
Ingredients
1 pound chestnuts
Water to cover
1/4 cup sugar
Pinch of salt
1 to 2 cups heavy cream
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
1. Score chestnuts by making a crisscross cut on the flat side of each one.
2. Bring water to a boil. Add chestnuts and cook until soft Drain, let cool and shell.
3. Mince or grind chestnut meats; then blend in sugar and salt. Shape the mixture as a mound on a serving platter.
4. Whip cream Then fold in powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Arrange as a topping over chestnut mound.
5. Serve garnished with either preserved kumquats or maraschino cherries; or with glazed fruit, which must be prepared in advance
2. Bring water to a boil. Add chestnuts and cook until soft Drain, let cool and shell.
3. Mince or grind chestnut meats; then blend in sugar and salt. Shape the mixture as a mound on a serving platter.
4. Whip cream Then fold in powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Arrange as a topping over chestnut mound.
5. Serve garnished with either preserved kumquats or maraschino cherries; or with glazed fruit, which must be prepared in advance
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