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Marron glacé: how to make them at home and 8 recipes for delicious desserts – Italian Cuisine


Impossible to resist such sweetness. I am the marron glacé, that chestnut treasure wrapped in a treasure chest of sugar: what more can I say! They can be found in the best pastry shops in this period, but for those who want to take on challenges that offer great satisfaction, we offer you a recipe for homemade marron glacé.

Marron glacé: a little history

As he writes Carlo Petrinifounder of Slow Food, the first codified recipe for marron glacé appears in the treatise “The Piedmontese confectioner who teaches how to confect fruit in different ways, will cookiesmarzipans, canestrelli, brandy, sorbets and many other things belonging to this art”printed in Turin in 1790 and full of recipes that are still very current. Its origins, however, are older, dating back to Five hundred and have always been disputed between France and Italy: specifically, the city of Wedgewhere it is said that it was a court chef of the Duke of Savoy Carlo Emanuele I who made them for the first time.

Care and patience, two indispensable ingredients

Preparing marron glacé at home is a matter of great care and patience. Care is taken when handling the chestnuts, which are tender and delicate, and patience with the glazing process, which takes several days. In the end, however, the result will repay you for so much attention. Below is the recipe, good work.

Chestnut candied sugar and syrup glazed or marron glacé, confection, originating in northern Italy and southern France. Close up.Olga Mazyarkina

The recipe for marron glacé

Ingredients

  • 1 kg of chestnuts or marrons with their peel
  • 500 g of sugar
  • 500 ml of water
  • a vanilla pod

Method

  1. Score each brown horizontally and place them all in one basin full of water For a night.
  2. Do them the next day boil for 20 minutes in water, placing a few at a time in the pot.
  3. Once ready, remove them with a slotted spoon and, without burning yourself, remove their peel and skin, being careful not to break them.
  4. Meanwhile, prepare a syrup with 500 ml of water and 500 g of sugar. Place the chestnuts in a large, low pan, cover them all with the syrup, bring the pan to the heat, let it boil for a minute and then turn off. Let it rest for 24 hours.
  5. The next day, repeat the same procedure, boil for 1 minute and then turn off. Leave to rest for 24 hours.
  6. Proceed like this again for 5 daysadding the vanilla pod on the third day and then removing the fourth.
  7. On the seventh day, after you have boiled the chestnuts for a minute, remove them from the pan and place them on a baking tray covered with baking paper.
  8. Bake at 120° and let it dry for about ten minutes. Your marron glacés are ready, serve them cold or keep them to prepare tasty desserts.

8 sweet recipes with marron glacé

Marron glace

8 desserts with marron glacé

Nutella Frosting – Italian Cuisine

Nutella Frosting



The Nutella frosting is a delicious cream ideal for decorating cakes and cupcakes. Thanks to its simplicity in preparation and the fact of being nice firm, it is perfect to use with the sac a poche to create greedy and refined decorations. If you prefer a deeper color, you can add a spoonful of unsweetened cocoa to your Nutella and mascarpone frosting.
Try this sweet cream and you'll love it.

Procedure for preparing the Nutella frosting

Whip the mascarpone together with the icing sugar and Nutella until you get a homogeneous mixture.

Refrigerate to cool until ready for use. Fill the pastry bag with the star spout of the Nutella frosting and decorate your cupcakes.

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Eyeballs and Bandaids ? HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Eyeballs and Bandaids – HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

by Pam on October 30, 2013

Yes, you read that right. I surprised my kids yesterday after school with some creepy and gross snacks. They loved the “used” bandaids and bloodshot eyeballs and had fun trying to gross each other out. These little treats couldn’t be easier to make and made my little ones very happy! I love it when something so simple can put HUGE smiles on their faces.

For the Eyeballs:

Flatten the marshmallows with the palm of your hand. Place a chocolate chip upside down into the center of the marshmallow then place squiggles lines around the marshmallow.

For the Bandaids:

Combine a touch of milk with the powdered sugar – not too much because you want the frosting thick. Separate the graham crackers. Spread a bit of frosting down the center of each cracker. Place a smear of red frosting in the center of the white frosting.

Place on a serving tray and serve. Enjoy!

               

 

Other Halloween Fun Treat Ideas:

 Hot Dog Mummies[1]

 

Creepy Smiles & Carrot Fingers[2]

 

Jack O’Lantern Sandwich[3]

 

Dracula’s Dentures[4]

 

Halloween Sugar Cookies[5]



Print[6]

Save[7]



Eyeballs and Bandaids




Prep Time: 10 min.



Ingredients:

For the Eyeballs:

4 marshmallows
4 chocolate chips
Red gel frosting

For the Bandaids:

2 whole graham crackers, separated
2 tbsp powdered sugar
1/2 tsp milk, more if needed
Red gel frosting

Directions:

For the Eyeballs:

Flatten the marshmallows with the palm of your hand. Place a chocolate chip upside down into the center of the marshmallow then place squiggles lines around the marshmallow.

For the Bandaids:

Combine a touch of milk with the powdered sugar – not too much because you want the frosting thick. Separate the graham crackers. Spread a bit of frosting down the center of each cracker. Place a smear of red frosting in the center of the white frosting.

Place on a serving tray and serve. Enjoy!



Recipe and photos by For the Love of Cooking.net

References

  1. ^  Hot Dog Mummies (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
  2. ^ Creepy Smiles & Carrot Fingers (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
  3. ^ Jack O’Lantern Sandwich (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
  4. ^ Dracula’s Dentures (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
  5. ^ Halloween Sugar Cookies (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
  6. ^ Print Recipe (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
  7. ^ Save to ZipList Recipe Box (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)

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