Castagnaccio

Ingredients for 4 people:

• 300 grs chestnut flour
• 30 grs raisins
• 30 grs pine kernels
• 3 tbsps sugar
• 1 rosemary twig
• extra virgin olive oil
• salt

Preparation:

Soak raisins in lukewarm water until soft. Pour chestnut flour, 3 tbsp sugar and a pinch of salt in a large mixing bowl. Mix well ingredients, adding the necessary warm water to blend it into a thick mixture. Add pin kernels, drained raisins, rosemary leaves and mix in again.

Grease with olive oil a large and low baking pan and pour 3 cm thick batter. Drizzle with olive oil and bake in a hot oven for 30 minutes (the brown crust of castagnaccio should crack). Take out of the oven and let cool down before serving in small portions.