Creme de Marron Pie with Chestnuts Simmered in Inner Skins and Cream Cheese
- 4 pieces Chestnuts simmered in inner skins (2L size) or candied chestnuts
- 200 grams Creme de Marron made with chestnuts simmered in inner skins. Can be substituted with sweet potato paste
- 200 grams Cream cheese
- 4 sheets Frozen puff pastry
- 1/2 Egg yolk
- 1 tsp Water
- Cut the cream cheese into 1cm cubes, mix with creme de marron in a bowl, and return to room temperature.
- Remove the puff pastry from the freezer.
- Mix briefly with a spatula.
- It doesn't need to be completely mixed, a marbled state is fine.
- You can sneak in a taste test here.
- Cut the chestnuts simmered in inner skins into 1cm cubes.
- Start preheating the oven to 210C.
- If using a mold, butter (not listed in ingredients) the mold, and coat with cake flour or strong flour.
- Shake off any excess powder.
- Roll the frozen puff pastry to fit the mold.
- Lay it in the mold, and poke holes with a fork.
- Spread half of the cream mixed in step 2 into each mold.
- Add half of the chopped chestnuts evenly.
- Roll the top puff pastry to the right size and make cuts with a pie cutting roller or knife.
- Brush a light coat of egg yolk on the inner adhesion surface, and then set the top pastry.
- Carefully close the edges with fingers, and roll over the rolling pin to cut off any excessive dough.
- Mix the egg yolk and water for the dorure, and brush onto the top.
- Bake for 10 minutes at 210C, then lower the temperature to 180 and bake for 15 - 20 minutes.
- Adjust the time according to the size, shape and oven.
- The pie is ready when it has risen and is golden brown.
- Done.
- The cross section shows the marbled cream cheese and creme de marron.
- This sweet is perfect for this time of year, so please forgive the high calories.
- The cream cheese's acidity and saltiness create a light sweetness.
- It's so yummy!
- inyako san baked a beautiful pie in a 18cm tart pan on October 22 She used a cutter knife to make all these cuts Wow!
- Cross-section of inyako san's pie The cream cheese and chestnuts are nicely marbled and look so yummy.
chestnuts, chestnuts, cream cheese, pastry, egg yolk, water
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/156740-creme-de-marron-pie-with-chestnuts-simmered-in-inner-skins-and-cream-cheese (may not work)