It's Nuts.........
Chestnuts My baking and cooking experiments have taken a nutty turn lately. So far Iv made a Mushroom and chestnut pie for Christmas dinner, used them in a Meatless loaf recipe, added chopped mixed nuts to my banana loaf and attempted to make Almond cream cheese. Like all of my experiments, they never quite turn how I expected....... Yesterdays experiment involved the chestnuts I had left over from Christmas dinner. I bought them Frozen and already peeled, which made the cooking a lot easier. Chestnut and apple muffins I started by cooking them for 15 minutes, blended them till smooth then added Agave Nectar to make them into a sweet chestnut puree. (You can cheat and buy sweet chestnut puree pre-made in a can) I then replaced the banana for the puree in one of my muffin recipe. Again tastes pretty good but I know they can taste better. Chestnut is a delicate flavour so I didn't add ...