ITALIAN FIID RECIPE
Haute cuisine Christmas dessert
Tronchetto di Natale (the translation is "Christmas little trunk"), dessert recipe for Christmas has a particular trunk shape, where it takes its name from. It is a very widespread recipe with very many variants. We propose one of the most classic, with chestnuts stuffing and cocoa flavoured pan di spagna.
BASIC INGREDIENTS | PAN DI SPAGNA |
typology | TRADITIONAL |
Conservation | INADVISABLE |
season | ALL |
difficulties | LOW |
Timetable
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served | 7 hours (minimum) |
cooking | 45 minutes |
rest | 5 hours (minimum) |
working | 2 hours |
suggested wine: dessert wine
ingredients for 12 persons |
EGGS | 6 |
SUGAR POWDER | oz 6 | 170 grams |
FINE MILLED WHEAT FLOUR | oz 4+1/4 | 120 grams |
POTATO FLOUR | oz 1+3/4 | 50 grams |
COCOA | oz 1+1/4 | 30 grams |
SALT | 1 teaspoon | 5 grams |
FOR THE STUFFING |
EGGS | 2 |
WHISKED CREAM | o1+1/4 cup | 300 cc |
CRYSTALLIZED CHESTNUTS | oz 7 | 200 grams |
BRANDY | 1+1/4 TABLESPOON | 20 cc |
VANILLA SUGAR | 2 TABLESPOONS |
FOR THE GLOSSY |
PLAIN CHOCOLATE | OZ 14 | 400 grams |
MILK OR CREAM | 1/4 CUP | 40 cc |
SUGAR | 1 TABLESPOON |
WHISKED CREAM | FOR GARNISHING |
Notes to the recipe: tronchetto di natale, due the work required and the ingredients cost, is a difficult recipe. After all it is a haute cuisine recipe, widespread for its very good taste and not for its preparation facility. As you can see the doses are very big, but for a good result it needs a minimum quantity of ingredients. The ingredients are easy to find. What means tronchetto di natale? The shape of tronchetto di natale must be like a little trunk, for this reason it is called tronchetto=little trunk and di Natale=of Christmas.
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