Chestnut cake with apples and cinnamon is a delight for the palate, you absolutely have to try it, it’s too delicious.
A dessert from the Italian poor tradition made only with water, chestnut flour, pine nuts, and raisins, it’s a dessert suitable for everyone, even those who are gluten intolerant.
An autumnal dessert to try at least once!
The orange zest gives a very pleasant aftertaste that pairs well.
I love rustic desserts with genuine ingredients, they make me feel good… they make me feel at home… they reassure me… and they comfort me… because they taste like good things…
Some love it, some hate it. I like it. A poor food, that can be made with water, and it’s even poorer.
Simple and healthy because chestnuts, as we know, are rich in nutrients (even considered the bread of the poor).
An autumnal dessert to try at least once!
Chestnuts contain a lot of potassium but also iron, calcium, phosphorus, iron, folic acid. They are quite caloric for a fruit but I have long stopped worrying about the number of calories, but the quality.
They are cholesterol-free and rich in fiber, vitamins (A, group B, C, D) and amino acids (therefore proteins).
For this reason, they are considered “the bread of the poor” and also a good restorative.
And if like me you don’t particularly love it, enjoy it with whipped cream… it will become much better!
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 8 People
- Cooking methods: Electric Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter
- Energy 187.30 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 27.66 (g) of which sugars 12.90 (g)
- Proteins 2.37 (g)
- Fat 7.79 (g) of which saturated 0.82 (g)of which unsaturated 1.59 (g)
- Fibers 4.89 (g)
- Sodium 122.61 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 80 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
Chestnut Cake with Apples and Cinnamon
- 2 1/4 cups chestnut flour
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 2.1 oz raisins
- 1 oz pine nuts
- 1 apple (large)
- 2.1 oz extra virgin olive oil
- 2.1 oz sugar
- Half orange (organic zest grated)
- 1 sprig rosemary
- to taste salt
- to taste ground cinnamon
- to taste extra virgin olive oil (for the surface)
Tools
- Baking Pan 10
- Bowl
- Sieve
- Parchment Paper
Steps
Chestnut Cake with Apples and Cinnamon
After washing it well, soak the raisins in lukewarm water.
Sift the chestnut flour.
Mix the flour, salt, and sugar and make a batter by adding cold water.
Peel and chop the apples into pieces, grate the orange peel, and add them to the batter.
Add the cinnamon.
When you have the right consistency, add the drained, squeezed, and dried raisins with kitchen paper to the batter.
Pour it into a 9-10 inch baking pan well-greased or lined with parchment paper.
Cover the cake with pine nuts and the remaining raisins, add some rosemary needles and the rest of the oil well-distributed on the surface.
Bake in a hot oven at 375°F for about 30-40 minutes.
The surface should be slightly cracked.
Let cool in the pan.
Enjoy your meal
Tips
Chestnut Cake can be kept at room temperature for 3-4 days, covered with plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Freezing is not recommended.
For a larger version, in a baking tray or with a 11-inch baking pan, you will need to double all the quantities.
You can also make Chestnut Cake without pine nuts, increasing the amount of raisins, or Chestnut Cake without raisins, replacing them with more pine nuts and chopped walnuts.
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