769. Gelato di Castagne

Chestnut Ice Cream

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Pellegrino Artusi

Published 1998

  • About

This is an ordinary ice cream, but many like it, since almost everyone likes the flavor of chestnuts. And here is the recipe.

Ingredients

  • 200 grams (about 7 ounces) of chestnuts
  • 150 grams (about 5-¼

Method

Cook the chestnuts in water as if you were preparing them boiled. Once they are well cooked, remove the shell and skin, and then pass through a strainer. Put the puréed pulp on the fire with the milk and sugar, and simmer in an uncovered saucepan for a quarter of an hour. Add the vanilla sugar and pour the mixture into the ice cream maker. Serve in a single piece. If you are serving nine to ten