Christmas Semi-freddo With Raisins And Marrons Glaces

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Grains, Dairy		A, At, Ballymaloe, Year	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

80		Jamaica rum
100	g	Good quality raisins
4		Eggs
55	g	Caster sugar
450	g	Sweetened chestnut puree
1	t	Pure vanilla essence
200	g	Marrons glaces, roughly
		chopped
425		Cream
		Whipped cream
6		Marrons glaces, up to 8
1		Sprigs holly
		Icing sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

Line a pudding bowl with a double thickness of cling film. Put the  rum
and raisins in a small saucepan, warm until the rum almost  reaches
boiling point and then turn off the heat and let the raisins  plump up
and cool in the rum.  Meanwhile, separate the eggs and beat the yolks
with the caster sugar  until light and fluffy. Stir the chestnut puree,
vanilla essence,  cold plump raisins, rum and roughly chopped marrons
glaces into the  egg yolks. Mix gently but thoroughly, then refrigerate
while you whip  the cream and egg whites.  Whip the cream and chill.
Whisk the egg whites stiffly. Fold the  whipped cream into the rum and
raising mixture, then fold in the  stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour
gently into the lined pudding bowl.  Cover and freeze for at least 8
hours or overnight.  To serve: Turn out on to a chilled serving dish.
Remove the cling  film and decorate with whipped cream, marrons glaces
and top with a  sprig of holly then dredge with icing sugar.
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 31 Calories From Fat: 16 Total Fat: 1.8g Cholesterol: 62.2mg Sodium: 82.7mg Potassium: 78.7mg Carbohydrates: 1g Fiber: <1g Sugar: <1g Protein: 2.8g