Chestnut flour

Farine de châtaigne

What it is

In Corsica and the Cévennes the chestnut was called the bread tree, and whole mountain populations lived on its flour when no grain would grow at altitude. A failed chestnut harvest meant famine in a way a failed wheat harvest did not.

In the kitchen

It is naturally sweet, so cut the sugar in any recipe using it. And sift it twice — it clumps more than any other flour.

Goes with

Chestnut Dark chocolate Cream Honey Ricotta Rosemary Pine nut Butter

Same species

Chestnut Chestnut cream Chestnut honey Japanese chestnut

Also used with

Brocciu

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