INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Chestnuts are versatile and low in fat.  One ounce of chestnuts
contains 60 calories and 0.6g of fat.  Chestnuts are the only nut
approved by the low-fat Pritikin System.  They are high in
carbohydrates.  California's crop, grown around Sacramento, comes in
during Sept, but  imported Italian nuts are here until the first of the
year.  Substitute the nuts for other nut types in poultry and wild game
stuffings, breads or cinnamon roll recipes.  Fresh chestnuts must be
cooked before being included in recipes.  To  prepare them for baking,
preheat the oven to 400 deg F.  Using a  short-bladed or chestnut
knife, carve an X onto the flat side of each  nut to prevent it from
bursting.  Place the nuts in a single layer on a baking sheet and roast
in the  preheated oven 15 - 20 min.  (They also may be cooked in the
microwave for about 5 min at full power.)  The nuts should be mealy  in
the center when pierced with the tip of a knife.  Remove  immediately
from the baking sheet to a thick, clean cloth.  When  barely cool
enough to handle, crack the nuts with your hands and use  the same
knife to peel off the outer shell and then the funny inner  skin.  (At
this point you may cover the whole nuts tightly and  refrigerate until
needed.) Coarsely chop the nuts and set aside.  Recipe By     : San
Jose Mercury News, B.Hensperger 12/31/95  Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1
#244  Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 08:30:54 -0400  From: "Sharon L. Nardo"
<snardo@onramp.net>  NOTES : Typed by Reggie Dwork.

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