Sweet Chestnut-Flour Mould
Origin: Florence, Italy
Source: Pellegrino Artusi, 1891
Ingredients
- g sweet flour (chestnut flour)
- g chocolate
- g sugar
- g butter
- g candied citron
- sweet almonds
- L milk
- eggs
- g whipped cream
Instructions
- Peel, sliver and toast the almonds and pistachios; dice the candied citron.
- Melt chocolate in some milk with sugar and butter; separately blend the chestnut flour with the rest of the milk, combine, and cook.
- Cool, then add yolks, whipped whites, and the nuts and citron.
- Set in a greased ring mould in a bain-marie, chill with iced salt, turn out, and fill the centre with whipped cream. Serves 7-8.