Edible chestnuts are nutritious and beneficial for the body. One of the virtues of the edible chestnut is its versatility. You can add these valuable fruits to sweet and savory dishes, chestnuts can be fried, baked, cooked, served as an independent dish, as part of salads, and so on. You can also make delicious cookies from the fruits of an edible chestnut, which, moreover, does not require baking.
It is necessary
- - edible chestnuts - 400 g;
- - honey - 1-2 tablespoons
Instructions
Step 1
First you need to prepare the chestnuts. This can be done in advance, not necessarily just before the cookie is made.
Edible chestnuts, without removing the shell, must be soaked in cold water. It is best to pour cold water over the fruit and leave it overnight.
Step 2
Then the chestnuts need to be baked. To do this, pre-pierce with a knitting needle or sewn the shell in several places or make neat cuts with a sharp knife.
Place edible chestnuts prepared for further processing in one layer on a dry baking sheet and place in an oven preheated to 200 degrees. Soak for 20-40 minutes depending on the size of the chestnuts. Very small chestnuts, to avoid overdrying, bake at 180 degrees.
Step 3
Baked chestnuts need to be shelled. It is easier to do this if you first press down on the chestnut with your palm, then carefully remove the shell. The skin remaining on the core must be removed with a knife. After that, boil the chestnuts in boiling water for about 10 minutes. The kernels will become soft and juicy. Pass the chestnuts prepared in this way through a meat grinder. Mix the resulting powdery crumbs with honey. At the same time, add honey gradually, in small portions. The result should be a fairly plastic, but at the same time slightly crumbly mass.
Step 4
Take cookie cutters and tamp the dough tightly into these cookie cutters. Then carefully remove the cookies and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Or you can serve chestnut cookies right away.
Step 5
It should be remembered that edible chestnut cookies are very satisfying, you won't eat a lot of them.
To diversify the taste of chestnut cookies, you can use various spices: ginger, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon. You can also add grated citrus zest to the dough to enrich the flavor and nutritional properties of the cookie.
Edible chestnut biscuits can be consumed during periods of Orthodox fasting, as well as for vegetarians. Such cookies are also suitable for people who eat a gluten-free and casein-free diet.
