Peking Dust

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs fresh chestnuts
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
• 3 1/2 tablespoons caster sugar
• 3 drops vanilla extract (optional)

Recipe

• 1 make a slit on the flat side of each chestnut.
• 2 place in boiling water and simmer for 40-45 minutes.
• 3 drain them and allow them to cool.
• 4 shell them making sure to get all of the 'meat' and you need to remove all of the skin.
• 5 grind them into a fine powder.
• 6 stir in salt and sugar.
• 7 whip your cream to your desired thickness and fold in your caster sugar and vanilla, if using this.
• 8 to serve:
• 9 either form the chestnut mixture into one large mound or form smaller mounds in individual serving bowls. top with the whipped cream mixture.