Fritters of Chestnuts

This is a typical Italian recipe that is prepared in autumn. This recipe explain the preparation of fritters made of chestnuts flour, but you can also use fresh chestnuts. In this case you must boil and sieve the chestnuts to obtain a puree. You can make variations adding to this simple Italian recipe some raisins, some chopped almonds or some chopped walnuts. You can serve them simply with icing sugar for a delicious dessert or as a snack, or with thin slices of lard for an unusual appetizer.

INGREDIENTS (for 4 - 6 people)
250 g of Flour of Chestnuts
1 Tablespoon of Sugar
1 Egg
100 ml of Milk
Extra virgin olive oil
Icing sugar
A pinch of salt

PREPARATION TIME: 10 minutes

COOKING TIME: 15 minutes

WINE: Dolcetto D'alba (Red wine)

PREPARATION
In a bowl put the flour of chestnuts, the sugar, the salt and the egg and start to mix.

Then add the milk and continue to stir until until you obtain an homogeneous soft dough.

Preheat abundant extra virgin olive oil in a large pan. When the oil is hot make spoonfuls of the dough and put them into the oil and cook until the surface of the fritters become golden.

Then dry them with a napkin, let them cool and place them on a platter. Sprinkle with icing sugar as you like. This is the result:

BUON APPETITO!