Castagnaccio [Chestnut cake]

Ingredients

Castagnaccio [Chestnut cake] gr 500 chestnut meal
gr 50 pine nuts
gr 50 walnuts
gr 100 raisins
gr 50 olive oil
rosemary
salt

Method

With a wooden spoon dissolve the chestnut meal in water, then add the pine nuts, walnuts, raisins, oil, the leaves of a large sprig of rosemary and a pinch of salt.
Pour this fairly thick mixture into a baking tray greased with oil and place in a moderately hot oven. Bake for about 1 hour, until a brown cracked crust has formed on the surface.


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