Kuri Kinton (Chestnut Paste)

• 1350 grams Chestnuts (boiled and peeled)
• 135 grams Sugar

1. Put the chestnuts in a pot with plenty of water, and boil for an hour!
2. Cut the cooked chestnuts in half, and scoop out the insides with a spoon!
3. Add sugar to the chestnut and mix.
4. Cook over low heat to dissolve the sugar.
5. Keep mixing constantly with a wooden spatula!
6. Put the chestnut and sugar into a mortar and grind up the lumps.
7. A few lumps remaining are fine!
8. They'll taste better!
9. Form into little dumplings with plastic wrap and it's done!

chestnuts, sugar

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/148889-kuri-kinton-chestnut-paste (may not work)