Chestnut Cake with Lemon Sauce: Castagnaccio
- 2 cups chestnut flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup walnut pieces
- 1/2 cup plus 1 1/2 cups milk, very cold
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary leaves
- 4 lemons, sliced paper-thin, seeds removed
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a large mixing bowl, place the flour, sugar and walnuts.
- Add 1/2 cup milk and slowly add the rest of the milk, stirring constantly to avoid forming lumps in the batter.
- Grease the cake pan with 1 tablespoon of the oil and pour in the batter.
- Drizzle the top of the batter with the remaining olive oil and distribute the rosemary evenly over the top.
- Bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick pierced in the center comes out clean.
- While the castagnaccio is cooking, in a small saucepan, combine the lemons, sugar, and 1 cup water over medium heat.
- Cook until quite soft and bubbly, about 20 minutes.
- Remove the castagnaccio and serve either warm or cool with lemon sauce.
flour, sugar, walnut pieces, milk, extra virgin olive oil, rosemary, lemons, sugar
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/mario-batali/chestnut-cake-with-lemon-sauce-castagnaccio-recipe.html (may not work)