Chestnut Pie Made With Chestnuts In Syrup In Their Inner Skins

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   Refer to the recipe for Basic Kneaded Pastry Doughto make the pastry dough for the pie crusts.

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   Roll the dough into a cylinder, and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

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   Make the almond cream.

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   Add the sugar to the butter and mix well together.

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   Add the egg and mix well.

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   Be careful not to introduce any air.

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   Sift the almond powder and cocoa powder together, and mix in to the butter-sugar-egg mix.

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   Add some brandy to finish.

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   The almond cream is done.

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    Cut the pastry dough into portions.

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    Roll out each piece of dough into a circle to fit the molds.

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    (If you sandwich the dough between sheets of plastic wrap, you won't need any flour for dusting.)

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    I rolled the pastry dough into cylinders as they are easier for me to handle, but you can roll the dough out thinly and cut it out instead.

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    Pierce the bottoms of the pastry shells several times with a fork.

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    Optionally add some chopped up chocolate.

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    Add the cream from step 4 into the pastry shells evenly.

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    Put a chestnut that has been wiped dry in the center of each pie.

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    I used very large chestnuts, so I cut them in half.

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    The number of chestnuts you need will depend on their size.

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    Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in a preheated 200C oven.

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    The pies are baked.

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    The room will be filled with a wondeful nutty fragrance.

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    Optionally dust with powdered sugar to dress them up.

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    When you bite into a pie, a big chestnut will be revealed.

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    It's crispy and crumbly and densely chestnut-y heaven.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.