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CHESTNUT BASKETS

Makes 16

Preparation time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes

Resting time: 1 hour

For the sweet dough

⅔ cup (1¼ sticks/150 g) unsalted butter

½ cup (95 g) confectioners’ sugar

⅓ cup (30 g) ground almonds

⅙ teaspoon (1 g) Guérande salt

½ teaspoon (1 g) vanilla powder

1 extra-large (58 g) egg (¼ cup)

2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour

For the almond cream

⅓ cup (⅔ stick/75 g) unsalted butter

⅓ cup plus 1 tablespoon (75 g) superfine sugar

¾ cup (75 g) ground almonds

1½ large (75 g) eggs (⅓ cup)

For the chestnut gel

2 cups (500 g) whole milk

5⅓ large (90 g) egg yolks (⅓ cup)

¼ cup (50 g) superfine sugar

20 candied chestnuts

(7 ounces/200 g)

1 cup plus 3 tablespoons (400 g)

chestnut paste (Agrimontana)

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