Recipe - Chestnut Info

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Chestnuts are versatile and low in fat.

One ounce of chestnuts contains 60 calories and 0.6g of fat. Chestnuts are
the only nut approved by the lowfat Pritikin System. They are high in
carbohydrates.

California's crop, grown around Sacramento, comes in during Sept, but
imported Italian nuts are here until the first of the year.

Substitute the nuts for other nut types in poultry and wild game stuffings,
breads or cinnamon roll recipes.

Fresh chestnuts must be cooked before being included in recipes. To
prepare them for baking, preheat the oven to 400 deg F. Using a
shortbladed or chestnut knife, carve an X onto the flat side of each nut
to prevent it from bursting.

Place the nuts in a single layer on a baking sheet and roast in the
preheated oven 15 20 min. (They also may be cooked in the microwave for
about 5 min at full power.) The nuts should be mealy in the center when
pierced with the tip of a knife. Remove immediately from the baking sheet
to a thick, clean cloth. When barely cool enough to handle, crack the nuts
with your hands and use the same knife to peel off the outer shell and then
the funny inner skin. (At this point you may cover the whole nuts tightly
and refrigerate until needed.) Coarsely chop the nuts and set aside.
Recipe By : San Jose Mercury News, B.Hensperger 12/31/95

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #244

Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 08:30:54 0400

From: "Sharon L. Nardo" snardo@onramp.net

NOTES : Typed by Reggie Dwork.