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Recipe: ingredients and doses of tronchetto di Natale, Italian traditional recipe for Christmas

Tronchetto di Natale (the translation is "Christmas little trunk") 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.

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BASIC INGREDIENTS PAN DI SPAGNA
typology TRADITIONAL
Conservation INADVISABLE
season ALL
difficulties LOW

Timetable

           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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