Chestnut Baskets
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Crispy cakes with light chestnut cream.
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Ingredients
Ingredients
0.5% low-fat milk | ¾ | cup | 200 | milliliters | |
all-purpose flour / plain flour | 5.25 | oz | 150 | grams | |
chestnut puree | 8.75 | oz | 250 | grams | |
chicken egg | 1 | pc | 1 | piece | |
chocolate | - | ||||
corn starch | 1 | oz | 25 | grams | |
powdered sugar | 4.5 | oz | 125 | grams | |
rum | 1 | tbsp | 1 | tablespoon | |
sugar granulated | 0.75 | oz | 20 | grams | |
unsalted butter | 8.75 | oz | 250 | grams |
Recipe
1. Chestnut filling
0.5% low-fat milk ¾ cup (200 ml) • sugar granulated 0.75 oz (20 g) • corn starch 1 oz (25 g)
Cook a thick custard from milk, sugar and starch. Let it cool.
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4.
Finally stir cooled custard into the cream.
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5. Shortcrust pastry baskets
all-purpose flour / plain flour 5.25 oz (150 g) • unsalted butter 3.5 oz (100 g) • powdered sugar 1.75 oz (50 g) • chicken egg 1 pc
Knead the dough from the flour, butter, sugar and egg.
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6.
Place the dough in fridge for 30 minutes.
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7.
Take the dough out and roll out on floured board into the 3-4 cm thickness. Cut the rinds and press it into the baking basket forms with diameter of about 6,5 cm.
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8.
Bake in preheated oven at temperature about 355°F (180°C) for 12-15 minutes. Take out baked baskets of the forms and let it cool.
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9.
Fill the baskets with the cream.
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Bon appetit!