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Chestnut Pie
Photo: Priscilla Du Preez

Chestnut Pie

6 ingredients 8 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

217
Calories
2g
Protein
9g
Fat
33g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Chestnut not in our table 0
Pastry not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 400g. dried chestnuts
  • 75g sultanas
  • 600g sweet pastry
  • 25g drinking chocolate
  • 100g sugar
  • pinch cinnamon and cloves

Directions

1

Wash chestnuts carefully. Soak in plenty of water for 10 hours.

2

Put all other ingredients in the pan and bring to the boil.

3

Continue cooking till the chestnuts are soft.

4

Pass through a sieve.

5

Add just a few spoons of the cooking liquid to the pastry, put in the mixture, and cover the top with strips of pastry.

6

Bake in a hot oven.till golden

7

Category:Maltese Recipes

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Category:Maltese Desserts

Recipe sourced from fandom

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