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This ultra -soft Ardèche specialty, unlike the cake made with chestnut cream. Prepared with chestnut flour, so gluten -free, it’s very easy and fast.
In reality we often see two types of cakes called the Ardéchois, this one with flour, very light, and a much richer and sweeter fondant with brown cream, for example that of Clément Faugier. So I will not be able to tell you which one is the one we can call the Ardéchois. I admit that if the second is very greedy, this recipe here is a really appreciable flexibility and lightness, making me a little thought in texture with the Savoy cookie.
Gluten -free flour
The chestnut fruit fruit produces gluten -free flour with a very typical taste that you can feel in pastries. Its brown color also gives a brown color to the cakes.
The Ardèche, and in particular the Vivarais, a region of origin of the family of my paternal grandfather, is one of the 3 main French regions of chestnut culture with Corsica and Cevennes. The Ardèche therefore has many traditional recipes with cooked chestnuts, brown cream or chestnut flour.
The step -by -step recipe in photos
As often I offer a photo montage with all the steps to easily guide you in the steps to make the recipe. And you see it’s very simple.
- We separate the whites from the egg yolks because we will mount the egg whites.
- We whip the yolks with the sugar to whiten everything and we add the other ingredients. Note that in Ardèche I often see this cake made by adding the yolks at the end but I admit that I like the rendering of the cakes when mixing first sugar and yellow.
- Finally we add by gently mixing the egg whites.
The cooking is quite fast, about thirty minutes. You can make this cake in small individual muffin -like molds or in a cake pan, adapting the cooking time.
How to keep chestnut flour?
It is often advisable to keep chestnut flour in the refrigerator, or even in the freezer. I have never tested but whoever it is, choose an airtight container in order to avoid any risk of the development of food myths of which it is a real tanne to get rid of. Arrange your well -closed container in a dry, fresh and sheltered place.
Recipes with chestnut flour
You may be wondering that doing others with chestnut flour. I also offer you on this blog a clafoutis with plums that you can test with other fruits, pancakes with chestnut flour to change the classic recipe, and another cake with pears and chocolate. And in a savory version, a recipe for Saint Jacques from the three -star chef Alain Passard from a culinary workshop with him. A beautiful moment!
Soft with gluten -free chestnut flour
This Ardèche specialty is ultra soft and light, unlike the cake made with brown cream. Prepared with chestnut flour It is therefore gluten -free. Very quick to prepare.
To prevent standby
The main steps: Separate the whites from the egg yolks. Mix the yolks with all the other ingredients. Mount the egg whites and add them to the dough of the cake before baking in the oven.
Calories: 430kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProteins: 5gFat: 15gSaturated lipids: 3gPolyunsaturated fats: 7gMonounsaturated fats: 4gTrans lipids: 0.1gCholesterol: 84MGSodium: 227MGPotassium: 52MGFiber: 2gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 151IUVitamin C: 7MGCalcium: 138MGIron: 1MG
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