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Serves: 4 Print this RecipeCategory: Sweet Nuts 1 pound chestnuts Water to cover 1/4 cup sugar Pinch salt 1 to 2 cups heavy cream 2 tablespoons powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 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 (about 40 minutes). 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 (see HOW-TO, _Cream: To whip). 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 (see Glazed Fruit for Peking Dust), which must be prepared in advance. VARIATION: * In step 4, fold half the sweetened whipped cream into the chestnut mixture. Pack the mixture into an oiled mold or bowl; then carefully invert onto a serving platter. Top with remaining whipped cream, and garnish as in step 5. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller. This recipe comes from the Cook'n collection. Try Cook'n for FREE!
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